India ready to take up all outstanding issues with Pakistan: Nirupama
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India ready to take up all outstanding issues with Pakistan: Nirupama
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said that India is prepared to discuss all contentious issues with Pakistan, including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, to ensure stability in the South Asian region. Talking to mediamen in Boston Nirupama said, The issue of Jammu & Kashmir comes up in our relationship with Pakistan and we are prepared to discuss all outstanding issues with Pakistan. We want to discuss all the outstanding issues and that will also include the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.The top diplomat, who was in Washington earlier to discuss President Obama's upcoming India visit in November, stressed that Kashmir is an internal matter as far as India is concerned.It is an internal affair because it (Kashmir) is an integral part of India. Negotiation only way to resolve issues: FOTalking to Dunya News, Foreign Office Spokesperson Abdul Basit said that Pakistan has always been asking India to resolve all the outstanding issues particularly Kashmir through talks. We are happy over Nirupamas statement, the FO spokesperson said. The Spokesman said that above 100 Kashmiris have embraced martyrdom during the last three months which is a matter of concern for all. We are very much concerned with the situation and we understand that this issue cannot be solved through the use of force, he said.
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