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Pak welcomes Saudi mediation
RIYADH: Pakistan welcomes Saudi mediation for the restoration of meaningful composite dialogue with India, says Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.Qureshi arrived in Riyadh Saturday on a two-day visit to the Kingdom.
In an interview with a Saudi newspaper, he said: "We would welcome the good offices of Saudi Arabia to play a role in the normalization of relations between Pakistan and India."
On the lingering issue of Jammu and Kashmir, the bone of contention between the two neighbors, Qureshi said that Pakistan believed that dialogue was the only way forward. "Pakistan seeks resolution of the Kashmir issue through peaceful means and dialogue. We believe that Kashmir is an international issue, which needs to be resolved in accordance with the UN resolutions as well as aspirations of the Kashmiri people," he said.
Qureshi is also expected to hold talks with King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv