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Summary Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said Pakistans stand on Kashmir issue is based on principle
She said the Kashmiri people should get the right of self determination assured to them by the UN and the international community. Pakistan seeks the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, she added.She was talking to Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Chairman, Hurriyat Conference (G) on Tuesday, who met her at Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi. Geelani was flanked Ayaz Akbar and Shafi Reshi.The meeting was part of the Foreign Minister’s consultations with the Kashmiri leadership prior to the meeting with her Indian counterpart on July 27. The ministerial meeting will discuss matter of bilateral interests including Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Hina also met Yasin Malik, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) at Lahore before leaving for India.After the meeting, speaking to the media, Syed Geelani said that the Kashmiri people appreciate the moral, political and diplomatic support given by Pakistan. The Kashmiris seek resolution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute through the exercise of their right to self-determination. The Kashmiri youth in particular is committed to carrying forward this just cause and hold high the banner of justice for the Kashmiris.
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