May 26, 2014 14:59 (IST)
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to NDTV:
- "It is a great moment. And a great opportunity"
- "This is a chance to reach out to each other"
- "Both governments have a strong mandate. This could help in turning a new page in our relations"
- "No two nations have ever possessed so much of cultural and traditional similarities as India and Pakistan"
- "Why not turn the similarities into our strength?"
- "I very much look forward to meeting Mr Modi"
- "We should remove fears, mistrust and misgivings about each other"
- "Both countries should rid the region of instability and security that has plagued us for decades"
- "This is the same BJP of Prime Minister Vajpayee for whom I have the greatest of respect"
- "I intend taking up threads from where Vajpayee and I left off in 1999"
