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ISLAMABAD:
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out his country's "intervention" in resolving the Kashmir issue and said he has appealed to leaderships of India and Pakistan to find a way out on the "important matter".
"I have asked both the leaders of India and Pakistan to resolve it (Kashmir). India and Pakistan are two important countries of the region and in a few years would be powerful countries as well," he said here when asked what his country was doing to resolve it.
"I think it is with the leadership of the two countries to deal with this issue. This issue is very important for both the countries, and we can't interfere, we should help in a partnership of India and Pakistan," Blair said in an interview.
"I have tried to do anything I can to help this situation in the past. In the end it is going to be resolved by India and Pakistan. There was a hopeful side," he said.
"I ask them to resolve this issue then concentrate on the things which will determine your future, like economic development and regional security."
Blair, who came on a two-day visit to Pakistan during the weekend which included talks with President Pervez Musharraf in Lahore on Sunday, reminded the journalist who interviewed him that the fact that he has asked the question on Kashmir towards the end of the interview also reflected a "hopeful side".
Blair said his visit to Pakistan was aimed at decent relationship between London and Islamabad and provide support to Pakistan in the health, education and development sectors. |
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