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Pakistan seeks early settlement of Kashmir issue
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NewsByte on 06 June, 2008 08:34:27
 
Hoping for an "era of peace" in South Asia, Pakistan on Friday said an early and
peaceful settlement of the Kashmir issue with India.
“Pakistan government is committed to improving relations with India so as to
usher in an era of peace in the region,” Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani said
during an interaction with veteran Indian journalist and parliamentarian Kuldip
Nayar at the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad.
“An early and peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute in keeping with the
aspirations of the people of Kashmir will help Pakistan and India to achieve
their full potential,” Gilani told Nayar.
He noted that it was "no coincidence that relations between the two countries
always improve when a civilian government is in place in Pakistan".
Gilani said that his government would continue to take up more
confidence-building measures (CBMs) to further improve bilateral ties in
different fields.
“People-to-people contacts will also be increased to achieve the
objective,” Gilani said Nayar.