Confronted over ISI’s role in the Indian embassy bombing in Kabul, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he addressed “various apprehensions” in bilateral ties during his meeting with counterpart Manmohan Singh, with the two sides displaying eagerness to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir.

“I said that Pakistan wants to resolve all bilateral issues, including that of Kashmir, and he (Singh) told us that they too have the same intentions and desire,” Gilani, who met Singh on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Colombo, told reporters at the airport here on his return late on Sunday night.

The two leaders met in the backdrop of the serial bomb attacks in two Indian cities, skirmishes along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and talks that the peace process between the two countries was “under stress”. The issue of terrorism dominated the eight-nation regional summit.

Gilani said his meetings with Singh and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the sidelines of the summit in Colombo had helped prepare ground for nurturing cordial relations with all of Pakistan's neighbours.

He also said his meeting with Karzai had helped reduce tension with Afghanistan.

Following Gilani's meeting with Karzai, the two countries issued a joint statement that said they would frame a common strategy to overcome the challenges posed to them by cross-border terrorism and extremism.