Pak High Commissioner- Hurriyat meeting, ill timed,
could have been avoided- Sartaz Aziz
Advisor to the Pakistan Prime Minister
on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday regretted the
meeting of Pakistan High Commissioner with the Hurriyat leaders in New Delhi
ahead of India-Pak Secretary level talks last month.
In an exclusive interaction with
Headlines Today on the sidelines of UNGA meeting, Aziz said the meeting with
Kashmiri extremist leaders was ill-timed.
"The timing of the meeting between
Pakistan High Commissioner to India and the Hurriyat leaders was not right and
it could have been avoided. The newly-elected leaders of both the countries
missed an opportunity of starting a dialogue."
However, he insisted that Pakistan
can't ignore Hurriyat.
"The talks should not have been
cancelled as the issue was not that big. Kashmiri leaders have been meeting us
as the Kashmir is one of the issues, which is to be discussed. Dialogues with
Hurriyat leaders has been a regular practise since last 20-30 years."
He further added that, "We are
upset after India cancelled the talks. Talks are the only way forward for us.
Now, the ball is in India's court to come up with a date."
Praises Modi's for his UNGA speech
Aziz praised Modi for his 'positive'
speech at UN General Assembly.
"What I find very positive is
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
speech at UNGA in which he said I want to improve relations with our neighbours
including Pakistan," said Aziz.
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