India told Pakistan August 30 that expeditiously concluding the trial of the 26/11 Mumbai attack’s perpetrators would be the biggest sub-continental confidence building measure (CBM).
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveyed this message to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, on the sidelines of the two-day Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit here, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai told reporters.
“The prime minister reiterated he desired to have peaceful relations. For this, we have to be patient and move forward in a step-by-step and graduated manner. This is the best way to succeed,” Mathai said.
“The prime minister thanked President Zardari for repeating his gracious invitation to visit Pakistan and said he would like to visit at a suitable time. We would like a like a well-prepared visit,” the foreign secretary said.
“India wishes Pakistan well and is willing to meet Pakistan more than halfway,” Mathai quoted Manmohan Singh as telling Zardari.