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| India-Pakistan |
| India says it is willing to discuss Kashmir |
| 2014-08-30 |
| [DAWN] Days after calling off talks with Pakistain, and two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan, India on Thursday signalled its willingness to discuss the Kashmire issue with Islamabad in a bilateral format. India's disruption of this month's proposed foreign secretaries' talks had set off strong disapproval of Mr Modi's decision across world capitals, including in Washington where the Indian prime minister is due to meet President Barack Obama I inhaled. That was the point... next month. Japan, due to host Mr Modi for five days from Saturday, is a staunch supporter of India-Pakistain dialogue. Reports said Mr Modi was hoping to clinch a hitherto elusive civil nuclear supplies deal with Japan during the visit. Reports said the latest affirmation of discussions on Kashmire came from Indian Foreign Ministry front man Syed Akbaruddin, who was reacting to Pakistain government's remarks that the Indo-Pak dialogue without discussions on Kashmire was "unacceptable". "As regards engagement with Pakistain, 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 and Kashmire. Our view is very clear, a bilateral framework to discuss all outstanding issues, including the issue of Jammu and Kashmire," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |