Islamabad, March 04|05 (KMS): All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Azad Kashmir Chapter, Convenor Mohammad Farooq Rehmani said that the long standing Kashmir issue cannot be resolved unless the Kashmiris are made a party to it and it is resolved as per their wishes and aspirations.
This was stated by Farooq Rehmani during a meeting with Ambassador of Denmark Bent Wigotski at the Danish embassy in Islamabad on Friday. APHC convnor was accompanied by APHC members Khadim Hussain, Pervaiz Ahmad and Ishtiyaq Hamid. They enlightened the Danish Ambassador about the latest situation of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and the exchange of CBM's between India and Pakistan. It was observed that Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service was a break through in Pak-India relations.Both the sides pressing on the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir tangle maintained that so many lives have already been lost for the attainment of the right of self determination for Kashmiris and it is high time for the international community to raise voice in Kashmiris' favour.Danish Ambassador Bent Wigotski said that the Danish Embassy in New Delhi was in constant touch with the Indian authorities about the overall situation especially that in the Jammu and Kashmir.
"Though Denmark is not a permanent member of the Security Council however being a European Union member we would do our best to bring peace to this region of the world," Wigotski said.Regarding the option of tri-partite resolution of the Kashmir issue, Rehmani asserted, "This long standing issue cannot be resolved unless and until the Kashmiris are made a party to it and it is resolved as per their wishes and aspirations."Regarding the on-going Indo-Pak peace process, both the parties welcomed the it saying, "It could bear fruits only if pragmatic steps are taken for the resolution of the Kashmir issue."APHC members thanked the Danish Ambassador for giving them a patient hearing and for appreciating the necessity to resolve the Kashmir conflict as per the wishes and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.