Omar says Kashmir issue be resolved through dialogue between Pakistan and India

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Omar says Kashmir issue be resolved through dialogue between Pakistan andIndia
NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (APP)‑ Omar Abdullah, President of National Conference said Kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue between Pakistan and India.

“If Kashmir is to be resolved and relations between India and Pakistan improved, it will be through dialogue only. I appeal to the two countries not to allow bitterness to creep into their relations,” Omar said.

Dialogue and not the war was the only solution to resolve issues between Islamabad and New Delhi, he said while addressing a gathering of his supporters in Srinagar on Wednesday after his return from New Delhi.

Omar Abdullah will take oath of new Chief Minister of occupied Kashmir soon as his party and Congress Party have entered an alliance to form the next government in Srinagar.

He said nothing can be achieved through war and guns cannot solve any problem. Talks are the only way to address all issues and remove misunderstandings between the neighbouring countries, he said.

He also asked both countries “to avoid taking threatening postures as the relations between India and Pakistan directly affect the people of our state, whether the relations are good or bad,” he said.

Omar said his next government in Srinagar would make efforts to improve relations between the two countries.

He said New Delhi needed to give a “fresh look at peace efforts with Pakistan” and ensure that the “misunderstandings are removed as quickly as possible”. “A stable relation with the neighbouring country will be highly beneficial for the country,” Omar added.