Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz today said they are ready for unconditional talks with on all the outstanding issues including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
Aziz said India and Pakistan cannot succeed till the resolution of the Kashmir issue. He was talking to Radio Pakistan.
“Islamabad is ready for unconditional talks with New Delhi to resolve all issues including the core issue of Kashmir. Any talks between the two countries cannot succeed till the resolution of the Kashmir issue while talking to a television channel, reports Radio Pakistan,” he said.
Asserting that the international community has accepted that Kashmir is a “disputed territory”, he said that the pressure is now mounting on India.
He also extended support to the demands of Kashmiri people for self determination and called on the UN Security Council to hold free and fair plebiscite. He further demanded an independent inquiry and a UN fact finding mission to investigate the situation in Kashmir.