<p>The foreign ministerial talks left a sour taste as Qureshi blamed Krishna for being on phone all the time with New Delhi and Union Home Secretary G K Pillai for dragging ISI into the Mumbai terror issue. <br /><br />Manmohan Singh broke his silence over the talks for the first time on Thursday at a joint press conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron. <br /><br />“I believe there was agreement on a large number of issues having a bearing on our relationship. The way the talks was handled by Qureshi could have been avoided, as it distracted from the larger agreements reached between the two sides,” he said.<br /><br />The British Prime Minister, who nearly kicked off a storm by remarking in Bangalore on Wednesday that “we cannot tolerate Pakistan exporting terror”, stuck to his line. <br /><br />“I think the right thing is to have discussion with Pakistan frankly, clearly and openly. Next week, I will have discussions with the President of Pakistan,” he said.</p>
<p>The foreign ministerial talks left a sour taste as Qureshi blamed Krishna for being on phone all the time with New Delhi and Union Home Secretary G K Pillai for dragging ISI into the Mumbai terror issue. <br /><br />Manmohan Singh broke his silence over the talks for the first time on Thursday at a joint press conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron. <br /><br />“I believe there was agreement on a large number of issues having a bearing on our relationship. The way the talks was handled by Qureshi could have been avoided, as it distracted from the larger agreements reached between the two sides,” he said.<br /><br />The British Prime Minister, who nearly kicked off a storm by remarking in Bangalore on Wednesday that “we cannot tolerate Pakistan exporting terror”, stuck to his line. <br /><br />“I think the right thing is to have discussion with Pakistan frankly, clearly and openly. Next week, I will have discussions with the President of Pakistan,” he said.</p>