Mirwaiz irked over India's rigid attitude

06 May, 2006

All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has said that Indian attitude is main hurdle in solution of Kashmir problem. Talking to BBC after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, he said that they discussed all sensitive and important aspects of the Kashmir issue.
He said that Manmohan Singh's behaviour was co-operative during the meeting and most importantly, he added Singh listened to them carefully.
"We decided to institutionalise the whole process. We will hold meeting of our Working Committee and General Council after the delegation returned to occupied Srinagar. We will form a team of constitutional, economic and legal experts to clarify our stance on the Kashmir issue."
To a question, he said, "I think the main problem is the Indian government's attitude towards the Kashmir issue and we do not see any flexibility in its stance that we want."
He said, India and Pakistan decided to restore communication links and truck service from Muzaffarabad to Srinagar.
"We think that Islamabad has showed a lot of flexibility and readiness to hold talks on every aspect of the Kashmir issue. But, New Delhi did not reciprocate. We would try to convince India for a solution of the Kashmir issue," he added.

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