[ad_1]
Addressing a press conference at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington on Sunday, Mr Qureshi said that India had used incidents in July to cancel the peace talks that were going on. he had accepted in September.
India on Friday quoted the "brutal" killing of three police officers in Jammu and Kashmir and the release of postage stamps "glorifying" Kashmiri activist Burhan Wani for canceling the meeting between the minister of Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this month.
"India is reluctant, we will not close our doors," Qureshi said.
"Hiding the problems will not make them disappear, it will not improve the situation in Kashmir," he said, quoted by the newspaper "Dawn".
The foreign minister said he was unable to understand India's refusal to participate in the peace talks with Pakistan.
"Commitment, non-engagement, come, do not come, we wanted talks because we think the most sensible way is to meet and talk, they agreed and then disagreed", he declares.
Qureshi said that India's response to Pakistan's peace offer was harsh and non-diplomatic.
"We have not used non-diplomatic language in our reply, our response has been mature and measured, they have taken a new approach and have retreated," he said.
The Foreign Minister also claimed that "Swaraj's language and tone were unworthy of a foreign minister," according to the report.
Asked whether tensions between India and Pakistan could lead to a war between the two countries, Qureshi said: "Who is talking about war? Not us. We want peace, stability, peace and security. employment and the improvement of life. "
Qureshi said Pakistan's desire for peace should not be confused with a sign of weakness.
"We want peace, it does not mean we can not defend ourselves against aggression, we can, but we do not have an aggressive state of mind," he said.
Qureshi also rejected India's concerns over the publication of a "glorifying" postal stamp glorifying a Kashmiri militant killed, "hundreds of thousands of people are fighting in Kashmir, not all are terrorists" .
The Foreign Minister also reiterated Pakistan's offer to open the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara corridor to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit the historic Gurdwara on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.
India initially agreed to a meeting between Swaraj and Qureshi, but later said it would be "useless" to hold talks after the "two deeply disturbing events".
The links between India and Pakistan have been negated following a series of terrorist attacks against Indian military bases by terrorist groups based in Pakistan since January 2016.
Following the strikes, India announced that it would not engage in negotiations with Pakistan, saying that terrorism and talks could not go hand in hand.
[ad_2]Source link
