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| Experts call for co-operation between CA, Eurasian regions | | 3-day Int’l conference on Eurasian peace begins at KU | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 17- Academics and experts on Monday called for a close cooperation between different Eurasian and Central Asian regions, asserting that there can be no lasting peace without cooperation.
They were speaking at the inaugural function of an international conference at the University of Kashmir. The 3-day conference, third of its kind in the past three years, is organized by the varsity’s prestigious Centre of Central Asian Studies (CCAS).
In his keynote address, Prof Greagory Gleason from University of Mexico, USA, said while building relations, the different countries must give due credit to legacy of their past, competition over resources and anticipation of the future. He emphasized that there was no possibility of peace without co-operation between different countries and no co-operation was possible without peace.
In his presidential address, KU vice-chancellor, Prof Riyaz Punjabi said that two-decades was small a period to assess the growth and stability of different independent counties. “These countries or states are still going under transition. We have to keep in mind that they have their own cultural and historical past and identity. These societies are emerging back in the wake of identity consciousness, though they are multi-ethnic,” he said. “So you have to conceive their right of identity.”
He referred to the visit of Shah-i-Hamdan (RA) to Kashmir. “Shah-i-Hamdan (RA) came along with hundreds of people from different regions leaving a profound impact on the socio-cultural aspects of the society,’ Prof Punjabi said.
The VC said there was need to revive the Kashmir’s linkages with Central Asia like the opening of Silk Route. “It is my dream to have a ride on a horse-back from Kashmir to Central Asia via Silk Route.”
Saidbeg Saidov, Ambassador, Republic of Tajikistan in India, called for improving relations between Central Asian countries and India. “Central Asian countries have a lot of natural and mineral resources and India has a huge potential to co-operate with Central Asian countries,” he said. “Together we should work for the security of the region because security is the first opportunity to co-operate.”
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