Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his government wants good neighborly relations with India and the peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues between the two countries, including the Kashmir issue. Gilani made the remarks during a meeting with visiting US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on Saturday. Referring to the upcoming visits to Pakistan by Indian Foreign Secretary, Home Minister and External Affairs Minister, Gilani reaffirmed Islamabad's "keen desire to have good neighborly relations with India through peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues between the two countries, including the core issue of Kashmir (and) the water dispute". According to an official statement quoted by the Press Trust of India, Gilani said Pakistan had "all along strived for restoration of the composite dialogue with India in the larger interest of peace in this region and the world at large". Holbrooke welcomed the restoration of dialogue between Pakistan and India and said the US would watch the forthcoming meetings between the two countries "with a sense of anticipation". He agreed with Gilani that Pakistan and the US should coordinate their positions and help the Afghanistan government in its peace process.
