Islamabad: Seeking US support to resolve the Kashmir "dispute", Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said India and Pakistan should move towards a "settlement" in the interest of "peace and stability" of the region.
"The President stressed on the need for the United States to lend its support to the efforts aimed at resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute," an official statement issued after Musharraf's meeting with a US Congressional delegation headed by Republican Congressman Dan Burton said.
Musharraf "underscored the importance of moving towards a settlement of the Kashmir dispute in the interest of durable peace and stability in the region," it said.
Islamabad attached a lot of significance to Burton's visit as he is the Co-Chair of the Pakistan Caucus. The delegation which included Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Al Green, Steven Pearce, Joe Wilson, Carolyn McCarthy and Loretta Sanchez, arrived here on Wednesday after holding talks with the Indian leadership in New Delhi.
"The delegation expressed support for the peace process between Pakistan and India to resolve all outstanding issues between the two countries, including the early settlement of Jammu and Kashmir," the statement said.
Earlier, after meeting Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday night, Burton described the Kashmir problem as a "very difficult issue" and said the dialogue process between India and Pakistan was a "giant step in the right direction" to resolve it.
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