Qureshi rakes up issue of `just solution for Kashmir`

Islamabad, Jul 19 (PTI) With US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton by his side, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah
Mahmood Qureshi Monday raked up the Kashmir issue and said his
country wants a sustained dialogue with India.
Qureshi, who has been blowing hot and cold against
India in the last few days after a deadlock in the Indo-Pak
talks, said, "sustaining dialogue with India and finding a
just solution of the Kashmir dispute" was part of the
"convergent interest" of US and Pakistan.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister referred to Kashmir and
India in his opening remarks at the US-Pak Strategic Dialogue
with Clinton here this morning.
"This vision is driven by our convergent interest in
the present day including fighting the twin menace of
extremism and terrorism," Qureshi said, referring to the
mutual interest of the two countries in the region.
During the joint press conference by Clinton and
Qureshi, there was no reference to Kashmir, India or last
week's meeting of the two Foreign Ministers.
However, diplomatic sources said Clinton told the
Pakistani leadership during the Strategic Dialogue that the US
wants continuation of Indo-Pak dialogue so that the two sides
could amicably resolve their outstanding problems.
Clinton made the remarks after Qureshi briefed her on
the meeting between the Foreign Ministers of India and
Pakistan here on July 15.
"The Secretary of State made it clear that the US is
interested that the process between Pakistan and India should
be sustained," a diplomatic source familiar with the
discussions told PTI. PTI