Brussels, 09/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 8 May, the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU issued the following statement on behalf of the EU: "The EU warmly welcomes the re-establishment of high level political contact between India and Pakistan and the intention of both countries to resume full diplomatic relations and restore civil aviation links. These positive developments follow on from Prime Minister Vajpayee's 18-19 April visit to Srinagar and the telephone conversation between Prime Ministers Jamali and Vajpayee on 28 April. The EU commends the leadership of both countries for initiating and fostering this positive trend and encourages India and Pakistan to seize this opportunity as the first step in a process of building confidence, normalising bilateral relations and resolving their outstanding differences, including Kashmir, in a peaceful way."