40 MEPs sign letter urging Pakistan, India to resolve issues through dialogue
- By Web Desk -
- Mar 09, 2019
BRUSSELS: A member of the European Parliament (MEP), Dr Sajjad Karim wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the president of the parliament, calling for an immediate solution to the issues souring ties between the two nuclear powers through talks.
The letter which was signed by 40 MEPs expressed concern over tensions between Pakistan and India.
Sajjad Karim emphasized that the two neighbours should hold talks for defusing tensions and that Kashmiris be made part of this dialogue process. He lauded Pakistan’s peace gesture of releasing the captured Indian pilot.
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