New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday took charge even as she began her work on Tuesday with meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Soon after taking charge, Swaraj said that her first prerogative would be to portray the strengths of India across the world and strengthen and maintain good relations with countries worldwide.
She also said that Modi's meeting with Sharif was a positive one where Modi did bring up the 26/11 trial and the issue of terrorism. "We told Pakistan that we want good relations with Pakistan and raised the issue of speedy trial of the 26/11 accused. We told Pakistan that talks cannot go ahead if terrorism continues. Modi told Pakistan that the sound of talks get lost in the sounds of bombs, so the sound of bombs needs to stop," Swaraj said.
She also said that the talks with all the SAARC leaders were successful. "PM told all SAARC leaders that we should leave the contentious bilateral issues to the concerned parties and come together unitedly. We should sit together and discuss the best provisions for use in other SAARC nations. Similarly tourism could be unitedly put together before the world," she said.
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