Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday welcomed the US President Donald Trump’s mediation offer on Kashmir, saying Hurriyat would extend its full support to any process aimed at resolving Kashmir.
“Being the most affected party people of #Kashmir want anearly resolution to the lingering Kashmir conflict. Been urging for dialogue atall levels. Every effort, pushing India and Pakistan in that direction @POTUSis welcome by the people of J&K,” Mirwaiz wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile, in a statement issued here, the Hurriyat (M)emphasized that Kashmir was a political and humanitarian issue, lingering forthe past seven decades, and needs to be resolved keeping both these concerns inmind.
“On the statement of mediation between India and Pakistan onKashmir, issued by US President Donald Trump, APHC has always said that peopleof Kashmir being the most affected party in the conflict have always stronglyadvocated resolution through dialogue at all levels and among India andPakistan, and every effort and push in that direction is welcome,” thestatement said.
It said India and Pakistan were two responsible nuclearpowers and should they decide, both of them can get back to the table and starta process in which “concerns of all sides” can be considered and addressed andsteps initiated towards resolving Kashmir issue.
“It will put to end decades-long political uncertainty,perpetual strife and endless pain and miseries suffered by people of thisill-fated region,” the statement said, adding resources of both the countriescan be put to use for development of its people rather than to help the armsindustry of others.The statement said Hurriyat was in favor of a peaceful resolution ofKashmir issue. “The United States and all other nations can play a role inasking both the neighbors to talk and resolve the festering Kashmir conflictonce for all,” the statement said.