Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday said Islamabad wants talks with New Delhi to resolve all reconcilable problems, including the Kashmir issue, according to a media report, a day after India said there will be no bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek.

Khan said Pakistan desires the resolution of all problems, including that of the Kashmir issue, it said.This is the second time after Modi was re-elected to power that the Pakistani Premier has expressed his desire to work together with India for the betterment of their peoples.

Tensions between the two countries worsened after the Pulwama terror attack and both the countries were almost on the brink of a war after India’s military planes struck a terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot on February 26 and Pakistan carried out a counter-offensive the next day.

Modi on his part called for creating trust and an environment free of violence and terrorism for fostering peace and prosperity in the region.No bilateral meeting has been planned between PM Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Khan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday in New Delhi.

On May 26, breaking the ice in bilateral ties, Khan spoke to Modi congratulating him on the massive electoral victory in the General Election and expressing his desire to work with him towards the advancing the objective of peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi also wrote to his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, saying that Islamabad wants talks with New Delhi on “all important matters” and remains committed to efforts for establishing peace in the region.