LONDON (Reuters) Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said he was optimistic about the prospects for talks with India despite a deadlock at a meeting of the two countries foreign ministers earlier this month. In my view, I think the talks are in the right direction, Kaira said. Things are moving on. At least we are at the table to discuss affairs. The dialogue process should keep on going. Pakistan is very flexible in our stance and we welcome, and we expect, a change in the Indian stance as well, he told Reuters in an interview on Friday. I am still very optimistic, he added. They (the two foreign ministers) have shown their own concern that it was not appropriate to comment on that report at that time on that specific issue, he said. Asked whether the prime ministers or foreign ministers might meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September, he said it was too early to say. Kaira also said he believed differences were being narrowed with the United States over how to tackle Taliban militants. Pakistan is the real victim of terrorism at the moment. We are asking the world to support us, to support our economy, so we can get at the root causes of this menace, Kaira said. He added that the government planned to hold a conference of all the leaders of different political parties to try to hammer out a consensus on tackling militancy. A date has yet to be fixed with the different political leaders.