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Kashmir issue can only be resolved if all stakeholders on board: PM
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the resolution of the Kashmir issue was only possible if all stakeholders- Pakistan, India and Kahsmiris were on board.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague called on the prime minister and the two discussed various issues of mutual interest.
Prime Minister Sharif expressed his appreciation of the continuity of the British Government’s support to resolve outstanding issues between Pakistan and India.
Prime Minister Sharif said more than six decades of mutual mistrust between India and Pakistan resulted in enhanced defence spending at the expense of their social sectors.
This tit for tat policy must end now so that conditions of the people of the two countries could be ameliorated, he added.
The prime minister further said Pakistan wanted peace with Afghanistan and was ready to offer all possible support in this regard. He also emphasized on the need of effective border management system between Pakistan and Afghanistan so that the issue of cross border infiltration could be addressed.
Hague welcomed Pakistan’s approach of reconciliation towards resolving all outstanding issues with India and Afghanistan through dialogue and said that he was impressed by Pakistan’s efforts to create enabling environment for negotiations.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz, Minister of State for Commerce Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan, and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani, Acting Secretary to the Prime Minister Fawad Hasan Fawad, and Pakistan High Commissioner for UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan were present during the meeting.
APP
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