The US and United Nations today welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Pakistan, saying improved ties between the two neighbours will benefit the entire region.
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A spokesman at the Pakistani Prime Minister’s office told Reuters the two leaders would discuss a range of bilateral issues, including the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the most contentious issue dividing the nuclear-armed rivals.
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Modi’s 150-minute visit to Pakistan was first by an Indian Prime Minister in almost 12 years.
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In this photograph released by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on December 25, 2015, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi (L) and Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif look on during a meeting in Lahore. “Spoke to PM Nawaz Sharif and wished him on his birthday”, dropped bombshell on the people of two countries.
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, the top foreign ministry bureaucrat, later told a press conference that it was a “purely goodwill visit”.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, leader of the Opposition Peoples Party of Pakistan, welcomed the Prime Minister’s surprise stoppage at Lahore.
“This meeting will definitely change the atmosphere for discussions between the two countries”, said Salman Zaidi, an expert on Pakistan-India relations at the Jinnah Institute, a think-tank in Islamabad.
“The two sides made a decision to understand each other’s reservations and restart the comprehensive dialogue in a positive manner”, Chaudhury said.
Sharif’s sprawling residence had been colorfully decorated for his granddaughter’s wedding reception when Modi arrived along with the Pakistani prime minister.
“This has come as a pleasant surprise that shows innovative diplomacy of PM Modi to think out of box”, BJP spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi said.
In a news report, CNN described the meeting as a significant development.
The countries, which were split in 1947 upon independence from Britain, have fought four wars and countless minor skirmishes, while maintaining one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world. We hope that it is followed by a consistent policy of engagement to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a key separatist leader in the Indian portion of Kashmir, said: “It’s a welcome step”. That process had been suspended after the 2008 terror attacks in the Indian commercial center of Mumbai. Saeed lives in the open in Pakistan and often appears in TV interviews.
