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'Political will' a must to resolve Siachen dispute: Pakistan
By DPA,
Apr 9, 2007 - 9:19:34 PM
Islamabad, April 9 - The Pakistani Foreign Ministry Monday asked India to exhibit 'political will' to make progress on the Siachen Glacier dispute that remained unresolved after high-level talks held last week in Pakistan.
'For conflict resolution we need willingness on both sides,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told journalists at her weekly press briefing here.
The recent parleys in Islamabad's neighbouring city of Rawalpindi, aimed at demilitarising the world's highest battleground, did not result in any breakthrough. While Islamabad remained insistent on the retreat of Indian troops to the position held by them in 1984, New Delhi showed no flexibility in its demand for authentication of the current locations of the soldiers.
Aslam said the Pakistani side tabled some 'reasonable proposals' in the two-day discussions and expected that they would help end the Siachen stand-off.
Optimistic of the continuing peace process, she said efforts were being made to address the reservations expressed by the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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