India has clarified there is no room for a third party in talks with Pakistan.
On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Pakistan Day.
Modi from his social networking site Twitter said, “It is my firm conviction that all outstanding issues can be resolved through bilateral dialogue in an atmosphere free from terror & violence.”
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, according to IBN Live. “The government of India prefers to speak for itself. There should be no scope for misunderstanding or misinterpretation on India’s position on role of ‘so-called’ Hurriyat,”
The minister further added that “There are only two parties and there is no place for third party in resolution for the India-Pakistan issue. Only way forward to proceed on all outstanding issues is peaceful bilateral dialogue within framework of Shimla Agreement & Lahore Declaration,”
The statement came after Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit in which he said “I don’t think the government of India is objecting to our meeting with Hurriyat leaders,”
