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Saturday, March 05, 2011
India will approach new peace talks with ‘open mind’: Singh
* Indian PM says all issues including Kashmir will be discussed
JAMMU: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that he was approaching new peace talks with Pakistan with an “open mind”, saying all disputes, including Kashmir would be discussed.
New Delhi and Islamabad announced on February 10 that they would resume full peace talks which were suspended more than two years ago after gunmen attacked India’s financial capital Mumbai. “We wish to resolve all outstanding issues between the two countries through friendly dialogue and constructive and purposeful negotiations,” Singh said at a function at a university in the Indian-held Kashmir (IHK).
“This includes the issue of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. “We are willing to discuss all issues that have a bearing on the peace, dignity and well-being of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” Singh added. “This subcontinent of ours will not realise its full development potential unless relations between India and Pakistan are normalised,” Singh said. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk