Talking about commonality in India and Turkey's political structures, he said, “The success of our (India and Turkey) democratic institutions lies in responding to the challenges of our time and the hopes and aspirations of our people. They have to usher in the change and achieve the progress that we desire in our two countries.”
Before leaving for the two-nation trip, Mukherjee had rejected Pakistan's contention that “non-state actors” were behind terror attacks in India, saying such elements were not coming from heaven but from territory under its control.
“...non-state actors, that is the phrase they used, then I responded by saying that non-state actors are not coming from heaven. Non-state actors are coming from territory under your (Pakistan's) control,” he had told Euronews.
Updated on: October 06, 2013 15:47 IST
