India today made it clear to Pakistan that it should not go ahead with the meeting of its NSA Sartaz Aziz with Hurriyat representatives when he comes to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, saying it will not be "appropriate".
Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs has stated that Sartaj Aziz will go ahead with his meeting with the Hurriyat leaders during his visit to India despite India's request to avoid the meeting.
"Responding to the Government of India's advice, conveyed by their High Commissioner that Sartaj Aziz may not meet Hurriyat leaders during his visit to India, Foreign Secretary conveyed to the Indian High Commissioner that it would not be possible for Pakistan to accept this advice. Pakistani leadership has always interacted with the Kashmir/Hurriyat leadership, during their visits to India. Pakistan sees no reason to depart from this established past practice," MoFA said.
"The Hurriyat leaders are true representatives of the Kashmiri people of the Indian occupied Kashmir. Pakistan regards them (Hurriyat leaders) as genuine stakeholders in the efforts to find a lasting solution of the Kashmir Dispute. Pakistan has proposed and conveyed to India a comprehensive agenda reflecting broad understanding reached between the leaders in Ufa, that all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, other disputes, terrorism and other CBMs will be discussed between the two countries," MoFA added.
MoFA further added, "India's insistence to introduce conditionalities demonstrates lack of seriousness on India's part to meaningfully engage with Pakistan. For its part, Pakistan remains willing to attend the NSA's meeting without any pre-conditions."
India today made it clear to Pakistan that it should not go ahead with the meeting of its NSA Sartaz Aziz with Hurriyat representatives when he comes to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, saying it will not be "appropriate".
In a clear message to the Pakistan High Commission, which has invited hardline Kashmir separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and others separatists, India said such a meeting would not be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the understanding reached at UFA, Russia to jointly work to combat terrorism.
"India has advised Pakistan yesterday that it would not be appropriate for Sartaz Aziz to meet with Hurriyat representatives in India," spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry Vikas Swarup said in a tweet.
He tweeted that India has sought confirmation of its proposed agenda for the NSA-level talks that was conveyed to the Pakistani side on August 18.
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