NEW DELHI:
India and Pakistan should move from confrontation to cooperation, Pakistan’s High Commissioner Abdul Basit today said while adding that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is keen to normalise bilateral relations.
Basit was speaking at an Eid Milan programme hosted by him at the High Commission which was attended by moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and some other separatist leaders.
“We want relations to improve. We should live like good neighbours and become an instrument for each others development.
“We have seen 67 years of conflict. We should move from confrontation to cooperation. We pray this becomes possible,” he said.
Basit expressed hope that in the coming months the two sides will sit and discuss the issues between the two countries.
“Our wish is that all disputes particularly Kashmir should be resolved through dialogue,” he said.
He said that under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan wants good ties with India and will do its best to work for a solution to all the disputes.
The High Commissioner also expressed hope that India and Pakistan will have good relations in future. (AGENCIES)
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