New Delhi, September 06: India is open to considering Pakistan’s proposal to form a commission on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that would visit here to record testimony of two key witnesses but will wait for a formal request.
Top government sources said India has no problem in discussing Pakistan’s proposal for such an arrangement as New Delhi had already agreed to let its officials depose before a Pakistani court through video-conferencing.
This was conveyed by Home Minister P Chidambaram to his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik when the latter telephoned him on Saturday.
During the conversation, besides the proposal of constituting a commission, both the leaders discussed security issues and the ongoing trial in Pakistan of those accused in the Mumbai attack.
Malik had said that Chidambaram told him that the Pakistani proposal about formation of a commission would be “examined” when it is received.
–Agencies