President Pervez Musharraf on Friday expressed satisfaction that the second round of the Composite Dialogue between Pakistan and India has been completed with some positive developments.
Talking to Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, who called on him, the President referred to his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in April this year and said that the "improved atmospherics have created conducive environment to make real progress on all issues, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir issue."
He expressed hope that an end to human rights violations and withdrawal of troops from the urban centres in Occupied Kashmir would help greatly in raising the comfort level of the Kashmiri people.
He emphasised the need to address the Kashmir dispute in a focused manner to seek a final settlement acceptable to Pakistan, India and the people of Kashmir. "Progress on this issue would facilitate progress on other issues," he added.
The President said that he was looking forward to his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister later this month in New York.
The Indian Foreign Secretary conveyed the greetings of the Indian President and the Prime Minister to the President.
Shyam Saran said that his Prime Minister was committed to the peace process and was keen to see progress in the composite dialogue between the two countries.