New York:
Foreign minister S M Krishna on Tuesday slammed his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi over his statement at the United Nations on Kashmir.
"I am genuinely disappointed over the unacceptable references made by the Pakistani Foreign Minster in his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Pakistan is a country that has enormous internal challenges confronting it, such unsolicited remarks cannot divert attention from the internal problems they are having," said Krishna.
Speaking at the UNGA, the Pakistan Foreign Minister had raised the issue of Kashmir again.
"The Jammu and Kashmir dispute is about the exercise of the right to self-determination by the Kashmiri people through a free, fair and impartial plebiscite under the UN auspices. Pakistan views the prevailing situation in the Indian Occupied Kashmir with grave concern," he said. (
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Late on Monday night, Qureshi had also said that any talks between the two countries needs to be "meaningful."
Pakistan's Foreign Minister had also noted that a bilateral was still worked out, and Islamabad had sent "some suggestions" through diplomatic channels to New Delhi about these talks.
Without going to specific details about these "suggestions," Qureshi said that he was now awaiting a response from the Indian side.
"The talks can take place immediately if a positive response is received," the minister said, noting that any meeting should produce results. (
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