New Delhi, May 22 -- The Ministry of External Affairs emphasized that any engagement between India and Pakistan has to be bilateral, excluding third-party involvement.

Adressing the weekly briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also highlighted that any "any bilateral discussion" on Jammu-Kashmir will only be on the "vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan."

Jaiswal stated, "Our position is that any India-Pakistan engagement has to be bilateral. At the same time, I would like to remind you that talks and terror don't go together."

Jaiswal also noted that India is "open to discussing the handing over to India of noted terrorists whose list was provided to Pakistan some years ago."

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