Compromise on terror by Pak inadmissible: Russia
Source: Zeenews
New Delhi: Backing India's position on normalising ties with Pakistan, Russia on Monday said any compromise on terrorism was "inadmissible".
"We welcome the position of the two countries to build up ties and solve some problems together. But we think that anything that involves compromise is inadmissible when it comes to terrorism and this is our final position," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in reply to a question.
He was interacting with reporters after talks with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to finalise the programme for the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India from December 21-22.
Lavrov said that Russia favoured gradual settlement of ties between India and Pakistan the presence of both the countries as observers in multi-lateral bodies like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) would help in this direction.
"Our position is that relations between Delhi and Islamabad should be settled gradually and this also will settle one day... I am glad Delhi and Islamabad both are observers (in SCO) and this will be conducive to settlement," he said, speaking through an interpreter.
Lavrov said Russia, along with the international community, would back Pakistan in its efforts to eradicate hotbeds of terrorism on its soil, to eradicate terrorism in the neighbouring countries and to stop infiltration of terrorism from Pakistan to neighbouring countries.
"We are absolutely supportive of this," he said.
On Russia's relations with Pakistan, Lavrov said it was their endeavour to involve its neighbours in collective work and ensure that they do not end up in isolation.
"We believe our contacts with the Pakistani leadership are normal because any normal countru will try to deal with everyone surrounding them and involve them in collective work, he said.
"The alternative to collective work is isolation and when isolation comes, you see a deadlock like in Iraq and the Middle East and we do not want that to happen," Lavrov said.
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New Delhi: Backing India's position on normalising ties with Pakistan, Russia on Monday said any compromise on terrorism was "inadmissible".
"We welcome the position of the two countries to build up ties and solve some problems together. But we think that anything that involves compromise is inadmissible when it comes to terrorism and this is our final position," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in reply to a question.
He was interacting with reporters after talks with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to finalise the programme for the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to India from December 21-22.
Lavrov said that Russia favoured gradual settlement of ties between India and Pakistan the presence of both the countries as observers in multi-lateral bodies like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) would help in this direction.
"Our position is that relations between Delhi and Islamabad should be settled gradually and this also will settle one day... I am glad Delhi and Islamabad both are observers (in SCO) and this will be conducive to settlement," he said, speaking through an interpreter.
Lavrov said Russia, along with the international community, would back Pakistan in its efforts to eradicate hotbeds of terrorism on its soil, to eradicate terrorism in the neighbouring countries and to stop infiltration of terrorism from Pakistan to neighbouring countries.
"We are absolutely supportive of this," he said.
On Russia's relations with Pakistan, Lavrov said it was their endeavour to involve its neighbours in collective work and ensure that they do not end up in isolation.
"We believe our contacts with the Pakistani leadership are normal because any normal countru will try to deal with everyone surrounding them and involve them in collective work, he said.
"The alternative to collective work is isolation and when isolation comes, you see a deadlock like in Iraq and the Middle East and we do not want that to happen," Lavrov said.
PTI
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