Omar Abdullah calls for dialogue to solve Kashmir dispute
Srinagar:
Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that talks were on, both formal and informal,
to resolve the Kashmir dispute. Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Abdullah
said: "I will be satisfied only when this matter is resolved. Talks have been
held on this issue both formal as well as informal. I would want this matter to
be resolved once and for all." Earlier he said that result-oriented dialogue is
the only way for bringing peace and tranquility in the State. "The lessons have
been learnt from the previous failed rounds of talks and thus this time the talks
would lead to a logical conclusion," he added. Abdullah also said that India-Pakistan
talks, stalled after last year's Mumbai attack, should be resumed. Earlier, Union
Home Minister P. Chidambaram had said that the Central Government was open to
peace talks on Kashmir.
