In a bid to revive the SAARC summit, Pakistan on Friday said it would soon invite India again to attend the meet, which could not be held in Islamabad in January this year.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said this on the sidelines to the run-up to the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kuala Lampur in Malaysia. "I want the summit to take place sooner rather than later," he said, adding, all the member countries need to agree upon the dates for the SAARC summit.

Kasuri said, "We believe in the SAARC [South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation] process and we will continue to persist with that. I am not a person who is easily discouraged and I am optimistic by nature," Kasuri said.

"Last time, we had to postpone the summit as we did not get any response from India. Let us see how India reacts this time," he added.

India had stayed away from the January summit in Islamabad, saying holding of the SAARC summit will not serve its purpose given Islamabad's stalling the meaningful progress in regional economic cooperation.

Kasuri said the only way to resolve the Indo-Pak problem is to through a composite dialogue.

Asked if Pakistan was ready to start dialogue with India on other bilateral issues keeping Kashmir issue aside, Kasuri said, "This is very hypothetical, it may not be happening now.

"It may have been possible until 1989, but it is no longer possible. Lot of blood has been shed in Kashmir.

"As per the United Nations resolution also, Pakistan and India are the parties in the Kashmir issue. Avoiding Kashmir issue will lead to nothing and will not establish peace between the two countries. Kashmiris will never wish to be ignored, by the two parties. [The] only practical way is to initiate a composite dialogue," he said.

Kasuri claimed cross-border terrorism 'has gone down significantly. This has been admitted by the Indian leaders and top army officials in India'. 

He said the situation can be resolved through dialogue, which is also the view of international community. "The US official spokesman said that the US government has full intention to remain engaged in South Asia."