India wants dialogue with Pakistan: Antony

Indian Defence Minister, A K Antony said on Saturday that the Indian government wants continued dialogue with Pakistan. Dialogue is an important factor. Without dialogue nothing can be achieved.' He said that government's stand was clear that it wants to maintain a cordial relationship with all its neighbours. This is because 'we can change our friends, but we cannot change our neighbours,' he added. 'We know the reality that we have to live along with our neighbours. Even though we have problems with our neighbours, we are trying to re-establish our friendship,' said Antony while talking to reporters at Kannur in Kerala state. But, it would be difficult to have 'permanent cooperation' in Indo-Pak relations without Islamabad dismantling terrorist camps functioning in Pakistan.

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