“Foreign Secretary also said that he looks forward to discussing with his counterpart, at earliest possible, the vacation of Pakistan’s illegal occupation of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir”, he added.
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The Indian foreign secretary’s letter was later handed over to Chaudhry at the Foreign Office by Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale, a senior official said.
Jaishankar’s decision to visit Pakistan for talks on cross-border terrorism, the Janata Dal (United) on Thursday said the “diplomatic channel” should always be kept open between the two countries even if the “political channels” are closed.
“We have also conveyed that Government of India rejects in their entirety the self-serving allegations regarding the situation in J&K, which is an integral part of India where Pakistan has no locus standi”, the sources added.
This comes two days after Pakistan invited India for talks on Kashmir.Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar expressed his willingness to travel to Islamabad for the meeting.
“Rest of region is with us in wanting a much more cooperative and connected South Asia, but we have this one standout country, which not only has a different view of the region, but also has an attitude towards use of terrorism as an instrumental policy of diplomacy”, he said.
No comment was immediately available from Pakistan’s foreign ministry. Problem is that the terrorism issue has become so central to the relationship that it makes the relationship hard to grow.
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry had on Monday invited his Indian counterpart to Pakistan for dialogue on the Kashmir dispute in a letter that “highlighted the worldwide obligations of Pakistan and India with regards to resolving the Kashmir dispute in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions”.
Pakistan on Monday encouraged India for discussions on Kashmir, saying it’s the “international duty” of the states to conclude the problem insistence that it’d talk on important” problems and “modern in Indo Pak relationships. “This can be an opportunity to revive the Pakistan-India dialogue process”, the editorial said.
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“Without access, we can only fear the worst”, said Zeid. It’s for the good of both countries; it’s for the good of the region. “It’s important that Pakistan do the utmost to prevent terrorists from carrying out acts of terror – not just in Pakistan, but elsewhere in the region”.
