Erdogan urges Pakistan, India to settle Kashmir dispute once and for all

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News Desk April 30, 2017
The Turkish president's statement comes ahead of his visit to India. PHOTO: AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for Pakistan and India settling the dispute of Kashmir once and for all through talks, Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday.

In an interview ahead of his visit to India, he stressed the need for a negotiated settlement of the long-standing Kashmir issue.

Erdogan said there was no similarity between the Kurdish insurgents and the Kashmiri freedom fighters.

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Erdogan’s statement comes in the wake of a violent month in Indian-occupied Kashmir during which many Kashmiri youths have been killed by Indian troops.

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At least six civilians were killed in the valley on April 9 when police opened fire at protesters who stormed polling stations during a by-election for a parliamentary seat.

State and paramilitary police fired bullets and shotgun pellets as thousands of protesters shouting slogans against Indian rule charged into voting booths in Budgam district near Srinagar.

Authorities in the valley this week ordered internet service providers to block 15 social media services for at least one month, saying they were being misused by “anti-national and anti-social elements”.

COMMENTS (13)

Oommen | 7 years ago | Reply Turkey knows that India is a much bigger market and there is no Chinese monopoly
Pan Mat | 7 years ago | Reply And yet Erdogan only talked about expanding bilateral trade to $10B by 2020 and never uttered the "K" word in his entire press conference during India visit...
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