<p>Defence Minister A K Antony told reporters here on the sidelines of an international flight safety conference that Pakistan "has to contain" terrorists operating from its soil.<br /><br />"India is telling always that unless they (Pakistanis) act sincerely (against terrorists) there is no solution. Still they are not sincere. That is the problem," Antony said.<br /><br />The Defence Minister was reacting to reporters' queries on the suspected role of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI in the terror attack on Indian Embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul a couple of days ago.<br /><br />India, he said, had already taken up the matter "seriously" through the normal channels.<br /><br />On today's terror attack on Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi, Antony said: "This again shows that Pakistan should take determined and strong action against terrorists."<br />He said, "It is not to satisfy India, but it is in their own interest. They (Pakistanis) have to contain and take strong action against terrorists operating from their country." <br /><br />Asked about his coming Russia visit, Antony said the purpose was to expand the scope of defence cooperation between the two countries.<br /><br />"Russia has been a trusted friend of India over the years. In 1998, we signed an agreement India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission for Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) for 10 years. The Commission is co-chaired by both Indian and Russian Defence Ministers. Last year the meeting took place in Russia. This time I am going to Russia for the meeting," he said.<br /><br />The two nations would discuss a wide range of defence cooperation issues, he said adding, the focus would be on extending the IRIGC-MTC agreement by another 10 years from 2011 to 2020.<br /><br />To a query on the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier price negotiations, Antony said talks were going on and the negotiations were yet to be concluded.</p>
<p>Defence Minister A K Antony told reporters here on the sidelines of an international flight safety conference that Pakistan "has to contain" terrorists operating from its soil.<br /><br />"India is telling always that unless they (Pakistanis) act sincerely (against terrorists) there is no solution. Still they are not sincere. That is the problem," Antony said.<br /><br />The Defence Minister was reacting to reporters' queries on the suspected role of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI in the terror attack on Indian Embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul a couple of days ago.<br /><br />India, he said, had already taken up the matter "seriously" through the normal channels.<br /><br />On today's terror attack on Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi, Antony said: "This again shows that Pakistan should take determined and strong action against terrorists."<br />He said, "It is not to satisfy India, but it is in their own interest. They (Pakistanis) have to contain and take strong action against terrorists operating from their country." <br /><br />Asked about his coming Russia visit, Antony said the purpose was to expand the scope of defence cooperation between the two countries.<br /><br />"Russia has been a trusted friend of India over the years. In 1998, we signed an agreement India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission for Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) for 10 years. The Commission is co-chaired by both Indian and Russian Defence Ministers. Last year the meeting took place in Russia. This time I am going to Russia for the meeting," he said.<br /><br />The two nations would discuss a wide range of defence cooperation issues, he said adding, the focus would be on extending the IRIGC-MTC agreement by another 10 years from 2011 to 2020.<br /><br />To a query on the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier price negotiations, Antony said talks were going on and the negotiations were yet to be concluded.</p>
