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| India Cancels Talks with Pakistan: |
| India Cancels Talks with Pakistan: 10 Latest Developments
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| INDIA
, 18-August-2014
19:59:51 PM |
| India has cancelled talks with Pakistan scheduled for next week in Islamabad, stating that "Pakistan's continued efforts to interfere in Indian internal affairs are unacceptable." Pakistan responded by saying such parleys with Kashmiri separatists before talks with India is a "long-standing practice
1.Foreign Secretaries of both countries were to meet on August 25 in Islamabad.
2.But Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit invited Kashmiri separatists to meet with him in Delhi for "consultations" ahead of those talks, infuriating India.
3."Under present circumstances, it seems no useful purpose will be served by the Foreign Secretary visiting Islamabad, therefore the visit stands cancelled," said Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry. (Political Reactions After India Calls Off Talks With Pakistan)
4.The government say that Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh had phoned the Pakistani High Commissioner to warn, "Either talk to separatists or talk to us." (Before Calling Off Pakistan Talks, a Warning Issued Over the Phone)
5.Pakistan Foreign Office said that the Indian decision is a setback to efforts by our leadership to promote good neighbourly relations. "It is a long-standing practice that prior to Pakistan- India talks, meetings with Kashmiri leaders are held to facilitate meaningful discussions on the issue of Kashmir," it said in a statement
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