Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 2 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed Kashmir with his US counterpart; and whether he has discussed Pakistan's request for US mediation in finding a resolution in Kashmir with his (a) Indian, (b) Pakistani or (c) US counterpart since his appointment.
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary regularly speaks to his US, Indian and Pakistani counterparts about regional issues including relations between India and Pakistan. He has not discussed the specific issue of US mediation over Kashmir. We recognise the importance of finding a lasting solution to the situation in Kashmir but it is not for the UK to prescribe one nor to urge others to mediate. It is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution, one which takes into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
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