Pak President expresses wish for cordial relations with India

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif felicitated the people of India on Republic Day and reiterated Islamabad’s desire for cordial relations between the two countries, in a letter to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi.
“Pakistan remains committed to developing cordial relations with India on the basis of sovereign equality, mutual respect and commonality of interests,” the letter stated.
“We believe that our two governments can work together towards the development of our countries, the well-being of our people and achieving our common goal of peaceful and prosperous South Asia.”
In a separate letter to President Pranab Mukherjee, Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain felicitated the people of India on the occasion of Republic Day, the Pakistan High Commission said.