President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the resolution of all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India is vital for durable peace in the region, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday.According to the channel, President Zardari called for resumption of the composite dialogue process, which had broken off after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November last year.
Zardari expressed these views during a lunch hosted for New Delhi's TERI University Director General Dr RK Pachauri at the Presidency.
Indian High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal, Federal Minister for Environment Hameedullah Afridi, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Assef Ali, Planning Commission Adviser for Science and Technology Ishfaq Ahmed, Water Resources Special Adviser Kamal Majidullah, former WAPDA chairman Shamsul Mulk and former information minister Javed Jabbar were also present.
Issues related to energy cooperation, science and technology and environment also came under discussion. Zardari said greater bilateral cooperation in the fields would only be possible if outstanding issues were resolved first.