Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Chairman, Hurriyat Conference (G) on Tuesday at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
Syed Ali Geelani who was accompanied by Mr. Ayaz Akbar and Mr. Shafi
Reshi, had come especially from Srinagar to meet Foreign Minister Khar.
The meeting was part of the Foreign Minister’s consultations with
the Kashmiri leadership prior to her meeting with her Indian
counterpart on 27 July. The Ministerial meeting will discuss inter alia
the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Minister Khar also met Yasin Malik,
Chairman JKLF in Lahore yesterday.
Minister Khar assured Syed Geelani that Pakistan’s principled
position on Jammu and Kashmir is based on the realization by the
Kashmiri people of their right to self determination, which has been
assured to them by the UN and the international community. Pakistan
seeks the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with
the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
Speaking to the Pakistani media present at the High Commission after
the meeting, Syed Geelani said that the Kashmiris appreciate the moral,
political and diplomatic support given by Pakistan to the Kashmiri
people. The Kashmiris seek resolution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute
through the exercise of their right to self-determination. The Kashmiri
youth in particular is committed to carrying forward this just cause
and hold high the banner of justice for the Kashmiris. SANA
