Top Indian, Pakistani diplomats meet to mend ties


  • World
  • Tuesday, 03 Mar 2015

Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry (L) holds talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyan Jaishankar at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Aamir Qureshi/Pool

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - India's top diplomat pledged to improve relations with Pakistan on Tuesday after the first meeting with his counterpart since India called off talks aimed at easing the rivals' many disputes last year.

Tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours has resulted in both armies firing across their disputed border in the region of Kashmir several times in the past year. At least a dozen people were killed and thousands forced to flee from their homes in the latest fighting in January.

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