Indian counterpart first accepted invitation, later declined: Aizaz Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Friday said that Indian Foreign Secretary at first accepted his invitation and later on declined it.

The foreign secretary was talking to media in the capital and said that Pakistan wanted the Indian delegation to visit and hold negotiations.

“We want peace to prevail,” he said, adding that Pakistan wants economic prosperity for both the countries.

Pakistan wants peaceful and just solution for Kashmir issue, he said.

“Kashmir issue should be solved,” said the foreign secretary.

Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry had written a letter to his Indian counterpart and invited him to visit Pakistan for talks on Kashmir.