European Union Parliament to discuss Kashmir Issue

Brussels: The European Union Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs will take up the Kashmir issue on Monday, two days after Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met top European Union officials and conveyed that New Delhi is open to discussing “other outstanding issues bilaterally with Pakistan” in an atmosphere free of terror and violence. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has expressed hope that the European Parliament will raise its voice for Kashmiris during the discussion, ARY News reported. According to details, the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Farooq Haider Khan will attend the meeting to appraise the European Union parliament on the Kashmir situation and “ongoing Indian atrocities”. In a press release, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir government have said it is the first time that the Kashmir issue will be discussed in the European Union Parliament.

Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar during his meeting with European Union Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini had conveyed that India was open to discussing “other outstanding issues bilaterally with Pakistan” in an atmosphere free of terror and violence. (IANS)

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