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Pak again seeks settlement of Kashmir issue in accordance with UN resolutions | Pakistan has once again raked up the issue of Kashmir,
saying that it should be resolved in accordance with the United Nations resolutions of 1948 and 1949. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said Jammu and Kashmir
is a disputed territory and that the settlement of issues should be according
to the aspirations of the Kashmiris and the UN resolutions. "India is only one
of the parties to the dispute; it cannot, therefore, unilaterally change the status
of the dispute or place preconditions in open contradiction to the right of self-determination
of Kashmiris," The News quoted Basit, as saying. Basit's statement was in response
to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's remarks that there is no question of New
Delhi redrawing the international boundary that separates Indian Kashmir and POK.
In an interview given to the Editor of Newsweek International, Fareed Zakaria,
in CNN's Global Public Square (GPS), Dr. Singh said: "I have publicly stated that
there will be no redrawing of public borders. Our two countries can work together
to ensure that peace is maintained, that trade is made free and ensure that encouragement
is given for more people-to-people contact." He said India's stance on the so-called
Kashmir issue was well known and well illustrated and there was really no need
to elaborate on it further. The reality was that both Pakistan and India needed
to work together to promote peace and encourage trade and people-to-people interaction
in the region in the best way possible under the prevailing situation and context.
India's official position is that Kashmir is an 'integral part' of India, while
Pakistan maintains that Kashmir is a disputed territory whose final status must
be determined by the people of the region and under the UN resolutions of 1948
and 1949. |
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