New Delhi, May 22 -- In the face of US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate, India today reiterated that any engagement with Pakistan has to be bilateral, and also that talks and terror don't go together.

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in his media briefing, said:

"You are well aware of our position 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."

"On the issue of terrorism, we are open to discussing the handing over to India of noted terrorists whose list was provided to Pakistan some years ago," he said

"I would like to underline that any bilateral discussion on Jammu & Kashmir will only be on the vacation...