Pakistan must be engaged, says Kashmir interlocutor

Pakistan must be engaged, says Kashmir interlocutor
Posted by K4Kashmir on November 14, 2010 in Kashmir | 0 Comment Edit
Pakistan must be engaged, says Kashmir interlocutor

Shujaat Bukhari
SRINAGAR: Advocating a role for Pakistan in finding an amicable solution to the Kashmir problem, academician Radha Kumar, one of the three interlocutors on Kashmir, on Sunday stressed the need for working towards credibility of the dialogue process. Before winding up the second visit to Kashmir and Ladakh, Prof. Kumar told journalists that dialogue was important to arrive at a consensus, though there were varied perceptions in Ladakh and Kashmir.

Emphasising that Pakistan’s role could not be wished away, she said it was a “necessity” to engage Pakistan in finding a permanent solution to the problem. “The year Pakistan got engaged with India, we saw considerable improvement on ground. We were close to the Kashmir solution. We would like to see the dialogue process restart from the point it was left off. Unfortunately, the Pakistan govt has shown disinclination to resume the dialogue from where they had left off. I hope they will change their position,” she said. She was accompanied by another interlocutor M.M. Ansari.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/15/stories/2010111550940100.htm