Asian countries will jointly appeal to India to restore its cricketing ties with Pakistan at the Asian Cricket Foundation meet in Lahore on February 3, according to media reports in Dubai on Tuesday.

However, former International Cricket Council chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, who will chair the meeting, was noncommittal about whether the resumption of cricket ties with Pakistan will be debated at the meeting, the Gulf News reported.

Dalmiya said the topic did not come up for discussion at the Asian Cricket Development Committee meeting held on January 26 in Kolkata. "The issue was not raised as the meeting was called only to discuss the future development of cricket in Asian countries," he told the daily.

The decision to bring all the Asian countries to Pakistan itself is being seen as a move pointing towards this objective and the organisation of Asian Test championship will be another major item to be discussed at Lahore, the report added.

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