FRANKFURT: Indicating that he will go ahead with the meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in New York on Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the “provocative” terror attacks like the ones in Jammu region will not succeed in derailing the process of dialogue.
However, he strongly condemned today’s terror strikes, saying it was done by the “enemies of peace” from across the border, an apparent reference to Pakistan.
Singh, who will be meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for talks, said: “India is firmly resolved to combat and defeat the terrorist menace that continues to receive encouragement and reinforcement from across the border.”
“This is one more in a series of provocations and barbaric actions by the enemies of peace,” Singh said in a statement here en route to the US.
“Such attacks will not deter us and will not succeed in derailing our efforts to find a resolution to all problems through a process of dialogue,” he said.
In a twin terror attack, three heavily-armed militants dressed in army fatigues today stormed a police station and an army camp in Jammu region killing eight people including a Lt Colonel and six other security personnel.
“No words are strong enough to condemn the heinous terrorist attack on Hira Nagar police station and Army camp at Sambha in Jammu and Kashmir this morning,” Singh said.
“I convey my heartfelt condolences to the families of the brave army and police officers as well as the innocent civilian martyred in this cowardly attack,” he added.
At the meeting on September 29, the Indian side will see what the new Pakistan Prime Minister, who has made “some nice statements” about the relationship, has to offer to address its concerns over ceasefire violations on the Line of Control and International Border, continued terrorism and inaction against the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack.
Bilateral relations soured after five Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control last month.
India has also been urging Islamabad to take steps to stop terrorism emanating from Pakistani soil and to prosecute those responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. -PTI
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