In Azerbaijan, Pakistan PM Sharif reiterates his willingness to hold talks with India
The Hindu
Pakistan's PM Sharif calls for peace talks with India on Kashmir, water, and terrorism amid escalating tensions.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) reiterated his willingness to hold talks with India, saying the two sides must sit together and address issues, including Kashmir, water and terrorism.
Mr. Sharif made the comments while addressing the Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit, attended by presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev, in Lachin, Azerbaijan.
It was his second such statement this week to push for talks between India and Pakistan. In Tehran, Mr. Sharif on Monday (May 26, 2025) said he was ready to talk with India "to resolve all disputes".
India has made it clear that it will only have a dialogue with Pakistan on the return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the issue of terrorism.
"We must sit together and talk for the sake of peace…There are issues that demand immediate attention and must be addressed through dialogue,” Dawn newspaper quoted Mr. Sharif as saying at the trilateral summit in Lachin.
"I have said in all humility that we want peace in the region […] and that requires talks on the table on issues which need urgent attention and amicable resolution, that is the issue of Kashmir according to the resolutions of the United Nations and the Security Council and as per the aspirations of the people of Kashmir," he said.
"I have said in all earnest that if India wants to talk on countering terrorism in sincerity of purpose, Pakistan would be willing to talk to India on this issue as well," he added.
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