New Delhi, Mar 12: In what could be seen as a new approach of Hurriyat Conference, it is attempting to drum up diplomatic support for a consensus on a peace process similar to that of Northern Ireland in resolving the Kashmir dispute. Hurriyat Conference sources said that its delegation comprising Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and JKLF chief Yaseen Malik during its stay here was seeking to garner support from diplomatic missions for this purpose. In this regard, the Hurriyat team met the Irish ambassador here and discussed the modalities and the procedure adopted by the Ireland government in resolving the vexed issue. The team has so far met the diplomatic officials from the US, Canada and French embassies besides holding talks with the officials of the British High Commission.
The sources said that Hurriyat would also form a team which would hold talks with the people instrumental in bringing peace to the Northern Ireland which would include former US President Bill Clinton and members of the Sinn Fein Party of the Northern Ireland.
The broad outline of the Irish peace process was that the Irish Republican Army would stop its militants activities while its political outfit, Sinn Fein, would hold talks with the British government. In due course, the IRA would be disarmed and the Northern Ireland would be given a considerable amount of autonomy.
Bureau Report