Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 14: Welcoming the diplomatic efforts of India and Pakistan leadership for starting the fresh round of talks to solve the long pending issues, the National Conference today said time is ripe that the neighbours should end the hostility in the region.
As the talks between the neighbours is necessary to end the stalemate, but we believe the dialogue shouldn’t be reduced to merely a tea- photo session between the leadership, National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said while addressing party workers from Kashmir region at the party headquarters.
“In the past many such dialogues have taken place, it was decided to solve all long pending issues and even the claims of having made a forward movement over many critical issues was made but a small incident in either countries punctured all those dialogue efforts,” Sagar said and added “We hope that this time, with full seriousness, both the countries will take this initiative forward and to a next level.”
He said people across the region have a strong yearning for peace and progress which can be bought only through dialogue.
“The hostility between India and Pakistan should end and both the countries should sit across the dialogue table and resolve their differences,” he said.
He said Kashmiris are the worst sufferers of the hostility between India Pakistan which is continuing since many decades now and the leadership of both the countries should show empathy towards Kashmiris.
“Both the countries need to understand that we are the basic sufferers of the conflict between the two neighbours and any attempt made by the two to end hostility will be warmly welcomed by the National Conference which has been calling for the resolution of all long pending issues,” he added.
The senior leader said both the countries have fought four wars in the past but wars have yielded nothing so far and now peace should be given a chance.
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