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Indian MPs for more trade ties, opposes division of Kashmir
Islamabad, June 19: Indian legislators visiting Pakistan have called for stepping up trade and commercial ties between the two countries and said Kashmir issue should not be solved on the basis of religion.
Islamabad, June 19: Indian legislators visiting Pakistan have called for stepping up trade and commercial ties between the two countries and said Kashmir issue should not be solved on the basis of religion.
Kuldip Nayyar who leads the nine member delegation of Indian parliamentarians, told a reception in Lahore yesterday that the two countries should separate politics from trade and commerce and suggested formation of a common market with other South Asian countries.
Trade and commercial relations between the two countries should not be politicised, rather should be used to resolve difficult political problems, Nayyar told a meeting organised by Lahore Chamber of Commerce.
Nayyar said India wants to share its economic growth with Pakistan "because what is important for India is also important for Pakistan."
Earlier he told a meeting of the Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy in Lahore that Kashmir should not be divided on religious lines.
"Kashmir state should not been divided on the basis of Muslim and non-Muslim majority areas," he said adding that the two countries should develop enough friendship to remove all apprehensions to solve the Kashmir issue.
He said Indo-Pakistan friendship and cordial relationship would be an essential requirement for both the countries, and wanted the passport and visa system between the two countries should be abolished to enable the people to meet one another freely.
Bureau Report
Trade and commercial relations between the two countries should not be politicised, rather should be used to resolve difficult political problems, Nayyar told a meeting organised by Lahore Chamber of Commerce.
Nayyar said India wants to share its economic growth with Pakistan "because what is important for India is also important for Pakistan."
Earlier he told a meeting of the Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy in Lahore that Kashmir should not be divided on religious lines.
"Kashmir state should not been divided on the basis of Muslim and non-Muslim majority areas," he said adding that the two countries should develop enough friendship to remove all apprehensions to solve the Kashmir issue.
He said Indo-Pakistan friendship and cordial relationship would be an essential requirement for both the countries, and wanted the passport and visa system between the two countries should be abolished to enable the people to meet one another freely.
Bureau Report