“We are ready to discuss issues with Pakistan -- all issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, ... India stands for dialogue. We believe in an exchange of views. We believe in negotiations to solve problems.”
Tony Blair
“We are ready for talks, and we want to resolve the Kashmir issue, but the militants have to take a decision of their own,”
Atal Behari Vajpayee
“Kashmir is an issue which can be only settled by peaceful talks between the two countries, without any intervention. The United States realizes this.”
Richard Celeste
“The Kashmir issue is essential to the relationship and can be resolved if all parties engage with a willingness to address their concerns in mutually acceptable ways, ... Issues must be resolved through peaceful political and diplomatic means, not through violence or reliance on force, but with determined respect for human rights.”
Colin Powell
“On Jammu and Kashmir, the two sides agreed to continue to address the issue in a sincere and purposeful manner.”
Navtej Sarna
“On Jammu and Kashmir, the two sides agreed to continue to address the issue in a sincere and purposeful manner,”
“For India there is a problem in Kashmir, but for Pakistan Kashmir is a problem.”
Syed Iftikhar Geelani
