MIRPUR: Commenting on the offer of mediation made by United States President Donald Trump during his visit to India, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan said that the people of Pakistan and Kashmir were always open to mediation and intercession. The AJK president made these remarks while interacting with a multi-national delegation led by the Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) Chairman Muhammad Attaur Rehman and IIPL Vice-Chairperson Lady Mya Amarise in the federal capital on Wednesday. The AJK president said that such a process should be credible and take aboard all the parties to the dispute – Pakistan, India, United Nations (UN) and the people of Kashmir. When Trump, Khan said, made his initial offer of mediation last July, it was welcomed by the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan. However, its lustre started wearing thin when caveats and conditions were added to the original offer to assuage India, he said.

Source: Pakistan Today February 26, 2020 16:07 UTC