NEW DELHI: India's top foreign ministry official will meet her Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad next Thursday as the two nations look to build on a recent thaw in relations.
“Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will visit Pakistan at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Mr Salman Bashir,” said a statement from the Indian foreign affairs ministry on Friday.
Rao will also meet Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Qureshi has invited his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna to Islamabad on July 15 as part of a process of reconciliation between the South Asian neighbours.
Qureshi met with Indian Minister of Trade and Industry, Anand Sharma last week in Istanbul. Both leaders spoke about potential trade volume between Pakistan and India. Sharma also showed his willingness to meet his Pakistani counter part.
Qureshi also welcomed Home Minister P. Chidambaram's proposed visit to Pakistan. He said that there is a need to join efforts to end terrorism.