Britain's prime minister David Cameron today ruled out his country mediating on the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, saying it was for the two neighbours to settle their issues.
"I don't think Britain is in a great place to mediate on this issue," Cameron, 43, who is on a two-day maiden visit to India, told Prannoy Roy on NDTV.
His view was sought against the backdrop of controversial comments made by leaders of the previous Labour Party government in the United Kingdom, which were frowned upon by New Delhi.
Cameron, who will hold talks with prime minister Manmohan Singh here tomorrow, said, "We want India and Pakistan to have good relations, to have good dialogue, and to settle these issues between them. It is for India and Pakistan to do that."
Britain, he said, welcomed the fact that India and Pakistan have had contacts. "It is for you to decide," he said.
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