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Dialogue only solution, says Kasuri

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD May 25. Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, has asserted that the resumption of dialogue was the only way to discuss any proposal or resolve all the differences between India and Pakistan. He was reacting to statements by some Ministers in the Vajpayee Government in the last few days including a suggestion by the External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha, for a `joint mechanism' of India and Pakistan to monitor the Line of Control.

"Theoretically, everything is possible. But practically, the confidence, trust and mutual understanding of each other is imperative, which could only be achieved through dialogue," Mr. Kasuri told the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan. when asked to comment on Mr. Sinha's proposal.

The only way to build confidence, trust and mutual understanding was a dialogue; otherwise, there would be no positive impact on relations between the two countries, he said.

"We can move forward through dialogue and achieve practically, what is theoretically possible at the moment."

Once Pakistan and India develop trust in each other through a dialogue they would be able to resolve all contentious issues and would be able to have such a "mechanism.''

Earlier, India's proposal for a joint patrolling of the LoC had been rejected by Pakistan.

Instead, Islamabad had stressed the need for an `impartial' monitoring of the LoC by deploying a reasonable number of international observers and strengthening the United Nations Military Observers Group on India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).

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