Pakistan will invite India for a dialogue on the Kashmir issue as New Delhi’s policy of not engaging in talks is not conducive to peace in the region, the country’s foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz said on Friday. Aziz, the adviser on foreign affairs to the prime minister, said the envoys conference discussed several diplomatic initiatives and decided Pakistan should invite India for a dialogue on the Kashmir issue. Referring to Pakistan’s proposal for a bilateral moratorium on nuclear tests, Aziz said: “We have declared a unilateral moratorium on further testing. Aziz’s remarks came two days after India’s home minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament that India is willing to discuss only Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with Pakistan, and the question of discussing Jammu and Kashmir does not arise. The conference also held detailed discussions on regional nuclear stability and Pakistan’s application to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and issue, Aziz said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2016 13:43 UTC