Sunday, October 24

US rules out mediation over Kashmir dispute

Foreign office spokesman of the United States Philip Crowley has said that the USA has serious concerns over the situation in the Indian held Kashmir however it does not intend to mediate on the dispute. US urged Pakistan and India to resolve the issue bilaterally.
Philip Crowley said, in Washington, that the US is in continuous contact with Pakistan and India over the situation in Kashmir and aspires for the solution of the dispute. The spokesman also said that the situation in Kashmir is extremely violent and should be resolved by table-talks. Philip Crowley briefed the media personnel that mediation on Kashmir dispute is not a part of the US policy.
Earlier Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in a joint press conference with Hilary Clinton, said that the Kashmir dispute must be resolved for durable peace in the region. He also urged the USA to play its part in resolving the issue. 




(source:thepakistaninewspaper.com)

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