Japan offers help to resume Indo-Pak. talks

ISLAMABAD, APRIL 20. Japan has offered help for resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve their differences for establishing peace in South Asia.

``Tokyo offers venue for the resumption of Indo-Pak talks to address their differences including Jammu and Kashmir,'' the Japanese envoy, Mr. Sadaaki Numata, told NNI news agency here yesterday. Japan has been consistently engaged for the resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue. ``Tokyo believes that settlement of differences between these two important countries would not only guarantee peace in South Asia, but also serve in addressing the other vital issues including poverty reduction, combating terrorism throughout the world.''

Referring to the recent visit of the Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. Kato Ryozo, to South Asia, Mr. Numata said, ``he (the Minister) discussed with the Pakistan Chief Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, ways and means to resume talks with India.'' The U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton, during his recent visit to South Asia had also stressed that both India and Pakistan create conducive environment and to resume talks.The Japanese envoy, however, suggested that signing of CTBT by Pakistan would provide a place to Tokyo in resuming its full fledge assistance to Pakistan.

- PTI

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