India
ready to talk Kashmir within 'bilateral' framework
NEW DELHI: India's Ministry of
External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin has said that India is willing to
discuss the issue of Jammu Kashmir with Pakistan within the framework of
bilateral agreements of Simla and the Lahore Declaration. He was reacting to
Pakistan's remarks that the Pakistan-India dialogue without discussions on
Kashmir was unacceptable. "As regards engagement with Pakistan, we have
made it very clear that we will engage in the framework of Simla agreement and
Lahore Declaration and both these provide for discussing all outstanding issues
including Jammu Kashmir," he said.
Our view is very clear, a bilateral
framework to discuss all outstanding issues including the issue of Jammu
Kashmir," the Indian official said. He was asked about the comments by
National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz, who has said that Islamabad offered
talks to New Delhi in good faith, but holding a dialogue without addressing the
Kashmir issue was unacceptable to Pakistan. India had called off the talks
between foreign secretaries slated for August 25, telling Pakistan bluntly to
choose between an Indo-Pakistan dialogue or hobnobbing with the Kashmiri
leaders. India also objected to Pakistan terming the Kashmiri leaders as
stakeholders in the resolution of the core issue, saying that as per the Simla
Agreement it was a bilateral issue between Pakistan and India and any other
approach will not yield results.
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