<p>India today remained non-committal on having a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines on the SAARC summit in Nepal later this month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>When asked about the possibility, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the SAARC summit was nearly two weeks away and it was a very long time from the perspective of Indo-Pak relations.<br /><br />"That meeting (SAARC) is approximately 15 days away. As they say in politics a week is a long time ... In India- Pakistan relations two weeks is a very very long time," he said.<br />Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had yesterday said that there cannot be a dialogue with Islamabad if ceasefire violations are repeated.<br /><br />At the same time, he said India will welcome dialogue but the environment for dialogue has to be created by both the countries.<br /><br />Apparently referring to Jaitley's comments, the Spokesperson said India remains committed to paving a "path".<br /><br />"At this stage, all I can share with you is that we remain committed to paving a path. But for that path to be paved you have to have a situation that will promote the path to be paved. We have not reached that stage as yet," he said.<br /><br />India had called off the Foreign Secretary-level talks after the Pakistan envoy here met Kashmiri separatists. <br /><br /></p>
<p>India today remained non-committal on having a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines on the SAARC summit in Nepal later this month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>When asked about the possibility, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the SAARC summit was nearly two weeks away and it was a very long time from the perspective of Indo-Pak relations.<br /><br />"That meeting (SAARC) is approximately 15 days away. As they say in politics a week is a long time ... In India- Pakistan relations two weeks is a very very long time," he said.<br />Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had yesterday said that there cannot be a dialogue with Islamabad if ceasefire violations are repeated.<br /><br />At the same time, he said India will welcome dialogue but the environment for dialogue has to be created by both the countries.<br /><br />Apparently referring to Jaitley's comments, the Spokesperson said India remains committed to paving a "path".<br /><br />"At this stage, all I can share with you is that we remain committed to paving a path. But for that path to be paved you have to have a situation that will promote the path to be paved. We have not reached that stage as yet," he said.<br /><br />India had called off the Foreign Secretary-level talks after the Pakistan envoy here met Kashmiri separatists. <br /><br /></p>