Pakistan has rejected India's demand that it cancel a meeting with separatist leaders from Kashmir, ahead of crucial talks between the National Security Advisers of both countries in Delhi on Sunday.
Here are 5 points made by Pakistan's government in a statement released this evening:
Kashmir is a disputed territory as per the UN Security Council resolutions which remain unimplemented. 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.
Pakistan regards them 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 the broad understanding reached between the leaders in Ufa, that all outstanding issues, including Kashmir and other disputes, as well as, terrorism issues and other CBMs will be discussed between the two countries.
India's insistence to introduce conditionalities and restrict the agenda for the dialogue, demonstrates a lack of seriousness on India's part to meaningfully engage with Pakistan.
For its part, Pakistan remains willing to attend the NSAs meeting without any pre-conditions.
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