New Delhi: A new beginning has been made by India and Pakistan as the two countries have agreed on a new bilateral comprehensive dialogue to address all outstanding issues through peaceful means, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday.
To a question in Rajya Sabha on whether India has raised the issue of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in international fora, Ms Swaraj replied in affirmative and said government's principled and consistent position on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has been that the entire state is an integral part of India.
"A new beginning has been made in the form of the agreement of the two countries on a new bilateral comprehensive dialogue to address all outstanding issues between them through peaceful means," she said.
During her visit to Islamabad earlier this month to attend a multilateral meet on Afghanistan, both India and Pakistan announced that they have decided to engage in a "comprehensive" dialogue.
To a question in Rajya Sabha on whether India has raised the issue of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in international fora, Ms Swaraj replied in affirmative and said government's principled and consistent position on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has been that the entire state is an integral part of India.
"A new beginning has been made in the form of the agreement of the two countries on a new bilateral comprehensive dialogue to address all outstanding issues between them through peaceful means," she said.
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