'Gilani Says Pakistan, India Need Kashmir Accord for Peace', Bloomberg, 3 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan and India will achieve peace only with an accord on the disputed territory of Kashmir, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said as India’s government said it won’t hold talks until the government in Islamabad tackles terrorism. Gilani said Pakistan wants to resume talks on improving relations, a five-year process interrupted after last November’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai that India blamed on a Pakistan-based group. 'For the elimination of terrorism, regional cooperation is vital,' the official Associated Press of Pakistan cited Gilani as saying. Talks with Pakistan can’t be held until the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks are dealt with, Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said yesterday, state-run broadcaster Doordarshan reported. . . India will withdraw a significant number of security personnel from Jammu and Kashmir, Chidambaram told Parliament yesterday, according to Doordarshan. He didn’t elaborate. Groups in Jammu and Kashmir have responded positively to an initiative by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government for 'quiet talks' on the future of the state, Chidambaram said. While some organizations want self-determination for the region, 'I do not think we should shy away from talking to any group,' he said. The 'quiet diplomacy' will take place 'far away from the glare of the media.'"
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