Islamabad, July 18: After making carping comments on his talks with S M Krishna, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he never stated that his Indian counterpart was on the phone with New Delhi during their parleys on Thursday.
He, however, claimed that other members of the Indian delegation were receiving instructions on phone from New Delhi throughout the parleys.
“I never said Krishna himself was making calls (to New Delhi),” Qureshi told reporters at the Foreign Office last night after addressing a joint news conference with visiting British Minister Sayeeda Warsi.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister was responding to a question on the war of words that erupted between him and Krishna in the wake of the talks on July 15 during which sharp differences arose over a roadmap and timeframe for future engagements.
–Agencies