Pakistan, India express desire to move dialogue process forward: FO

Decision comes after Modi's brief surprise visit to Lahore on Friday

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi expressed desire to carry forward the dialogue process for the improvement of bilateral ties, Radio Pakistan reported.

The decision comes following Modi's brief surprise visit to Lahore on Friday, where he stopped on his way back to New Delhi from Kabul.



"Both prime ministers agreed to enhance cooperation and work together to establish good neighbourly relations," the Foreign Office spokesperson, Qazi Khalilullah, said in a statement.



Modi arranged his landmark visit to Pakistan, the first by an Indian leader in a decade, at the last minute on Friday, according Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry.

"The meeting between both the prime ministers was held in a very cordial environment in which the two leaders exchanged views in an environment of goodwill," Chaudhry said following the meeting.



Modi said that he was touched by Nawaz's humble attitude as the latter welcomed him at the airport upon his arrival and also went to see him off when he was departing for India.