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Omar welcomes positive Pak signals
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 6/30/2013 11:28:15 AM
SRINAGAR, Jun 29: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today stated that encouraging voice regarding relations with India coming from new Pak Prime Minister would bring positivity in normalizing the relations.
He was addressing a three-day International Conference on Cooperation, Development, Peace and Security in Central Asia at University of Kashmir here.
Identifying the challenges to link India with Central Asian Countries via Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, Omar said, “Till we overcome this challenge we can have overland contact with these countries via Jammu and Kashmir.” He said air flights could originate from Srinagar International Airport for the capitals of Central Asian Countries to rejuvenate the historic links between the people.
Expressing optimism in this regard, Omar referred to the positive signals coming from Pakistan relating to the normalization of relations with India. “One hopes that the new dispensation in Pakistan at the helm and encouraging voice regarding normality of relations with India coming from new Pak Prime Minister would bring positivity in normalizing the relations,” he said and hoped for its befitting dividends to Jammu and Kashmir.
The Chief Minister also referred to his visit to various Central Asian Countries as the then Union Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and said that he observed great interest in the people there to visit India particularly Jammu and Kashmir and reconnect the historic relation bonds.