Executive Director Kashmir Centre, London, Professor Nazir Ahmad Shawl has welcomed the secretarial and ministerial level meetings between India and Pakistan. In a statement, Shawl hoped that in this dialogue the centrality of core issue of Kashmir would be acknowledged.
Human rights scenario, particularly the issue of recently discovered unmarked mass graves would also be part of agenda of discussion. "We welcome this engagement but it is our considered view that this engagement could be fruitful if Kashmiris are made an inseparable component in this process," he said.
Shawl called upon India and Pakistan to create trust and ownership of this dialogue among the people of Jammu and Kashmir. In this context the recent meeting of Kashmiri leaders with Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad is a positive step, he added.
Professor Shawl welcomed the assertion of Pakistan Foreign Minister that the wishes of Kashmiri people are of paramount importance. "The people of Kashmir will always welcome a break through leading to an honourable and just settlement of Kashmir dispute," he noted.
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