Omar Welcomes Modi-Sharif Ufa Meet, Hopes Dialogue Will Sustain This Time

10 July, Jammu

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif at Ufa, hoping that this time, the dialogue will sustain over a long term.

Welcoming the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan, Abdullah tweeted, “Resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue is a welcome development. I only hope that this time, it is sustained over the long term for results.”

“Weve seen too many breaks in this process to allow today’s announcements to excite us much here in the valley But it’s a good 1st step,” the National Conference leader wrote on the micro-blogging site. “We expect that in spite of Pakistan not mentioning Kashmir at all, the issue will receive its due attention going ahead,” he added.