As far as this process of engagement is concerned... there had been back-channel contacts for decades, and now a lot started appearing in the newspapers as well.... But we felt that the time has come that we must go public.
More Quotes from Khursheed Kasuri:
that the assumption that Islamic countries cannot live in peace with the Jewish state is not correct, if Israel were to vacate occupied territory.Khursheed Kasuri
Pakistan attaches great importance to Israel ending its occupation of Gaza, ... We see this development as a beginning of the process of the ending of Israeli occupation and establishing a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace and security. Pakistan has, therefore, decided to engage with Israel.
Khursheed Kasuri
Islam is a religion of peace and it has lived in peace and harmony with other faiths for centuries and can do so in future as well,
Khursheed Kasuri
India is to dispatch a planeload of 25 tons of food, tents, medicine and other supplies for possible delivery today after Pakistan broke a two-day silence to accept the relief aid. When it is a question of tragedy of this magnitude it's not a question of one-upmanship, ... That is why the President of Pakistan has gone on record as having said that we aren't going to stand on ceremony.
Khursheed Kasuri
a gesture to underscore the importance that we in Pakistan attach to Israel ending its occupation of Gaza.
Khursheed Kasuri
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Engagement Quotes, Time QuotesIs man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders?
Friedrich Nietzsche
We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act.
Laurence Olivier
And I'm hoping that over the next 20, 50 years, whatever, the mystique of television and film and all that will diminish somewhat, and people will leave us alone to get on with our jobs.
Erika Slezak