NEW DELHI: Pakistan wants to have normal ties with India but not at the cost of Kashmir’s legitimate aspirations, a cause it will never abandon howsoever long it takes to bear fruit, Pakistan’s envoy in India said here on Friday, local media authorities reported.
High Commissioner Abdul Basit was speaking at an Independence Day ceremony at the Delhi mission.
His comments coincided with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet in which he greeted the people of Pakistan on their independence day, reportedly.
At the ceremony, Mr Basit said: “Pakistan (has) always wanted to have a normal and cooperative relationship with India. To this end, it was necessary to settle all the outstanding issues, particularly the Jammu & Kashmir dispute.”
The comments came as both countries prepared for an August 23-24 meeting in Delhi between their national security advisers, it was further revealed.