European Parliamentary delegation meets Home Minister

A European Parliamentary delegation on Thursday sought involvement of the people of Kashmir from booth sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in any dialogue process between India and Pakistan for a lasting solution and rejected violence by militants to achieve political ends. "The people of Kashmir who have been affected the most by the failure to resolve the issue should be involved (in the dialogue process) to find some answers to the over fifty years of problem," John Cushnahan, who led the delegation, said after an hour-long meeting with Home Minister Shivraj Patil here. Cushnahan, who arrived here this afternoon along with the European team after their three-day visit to Kashmir valley, said while the issue was at present being dealt by the governments of India and Pakistan, "the entire political spectrum involving all of Kashmir" should be part of the dialogue process.