In an interview with the Voice of America, Khan was quoted by The News as saying that the Pakistan Government would be sending a team of officials to New Delhi to carry forward the dialogue process.

Talks are scheduled for May 25 and 26, he added.

"Initially, there was some confusion about the continuation of the dialogue process, the uncertainty has been vitiated by the statement of prime minister-designate Dr Manmohan Singh," Khan was quoted as saying.

"These are very important talks as India and Pakistan are nuclear weapon states and we want to talk about nuclear stewardship, crisis management, risk reduction and a number of other nuclear-related issues."

Khan said, "we should have foreign secretary-level talks as per the calendar, which was agreed between the two foreign secretaries. So, we hope that other meetings will also be held as planned."

Meanwhile, the United States is giving Pakistan bipartisan support due to its geo-political importance and strategic location in the international comity of nations, claimed Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri after a series of meetings with key American legislators.

Addressing a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Colin Powell at the end of three-days of bilateral talks, Kasuri was quoted by The News as saying that Pakistan and the United States today enjoyed a multi-layer and multi-faceted relationship, which would expand further in times ahead.

On the issue of terrorism, Kasuri said it was not in anyone's interest, and therefore, all steps were being taken to root it out.