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Raze terror camps to take ties forward: Antony to Pak
US military aid to Pak being used against us, says Defence Minister

Kannur, May 28
For better relations with India, Pakistan will have to dismantle the terror camps on its soil, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Saturday pointing out that friends can be changed but not neighbours.

Antony expressed concern over the fact that the arms supplied by America to Pakistan in the name of fighting terror in Afghanistan were being used against India. “The US military aid to Pakistan is being used against us. We have brought this to the notice of authorities in Washington,” he said.

India’s grievance with Pakistan was that about 42 terrorist camps were functioning in that country, Antony told reporters here.

“Without destroying these terrorist camps, it would be difficult to have permanent cooperation in Indo-Pak relations,” he said.

Antony said India wants to have good relations with Pakistan. “Dialogue is an important factor. Without dialogue nothing can be achieved,” he said. Antony said government’s stand was clear that it wants to maintain cordial ties with all its neighbours. “We can change our friends, but we cannot change our neighbours,” he said. — Agencies