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Sushma Swaraj to make a statement in Parliament on Indo-Pak developments tomorrow

BJP said the govt is open to a debate after Swaraj makes her statement.

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in Parliament on the recent developments in India Pakistan relations on Friday, government said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Responding to a notice of adjournment motion by Saugata Roy of Trinamool Congress on the issue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said Swaraj will make a statement in the House and that the government is also open to a discussion on the matter.

He said that usually there is no discussion after a statement but the External Affairs Minister is willing for a debate on the issue.

"Several developments have taken place in between. I spoke with the minister (who was in Islamabad yesterday) and she will make a statement. We are willing for a discussion," he said apparently responding to Roy's notice on the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Paris during climate change talks.

India and Pakistan yesterday agreed to start a comprehensive bilateral dialogue as Swaraj confirmed that Prime Minister Modi will visit Islamabad next year to attend the SAARC summit.

( Source : PTI )
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