Question : RAISING OF KASHMIR ISSUE

(a) whether the Government`s attention has been drawn to the address given by the Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf at the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) Conference held recently wherein he suggested a proposal for resolution of the Kashmir issue;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any official communication has been received in this regard;

(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(e) whether the Government has considered the proposal and discussed the same with Pakistan; and

(f) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) & (b) According to media reports, President Musharraf, at the concluding session of a conference organized by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) on 20 May 2005, had, inter alia, said that there was a solution to the Kashmir issue which ought to be acceptable to India, Pakistan and the Kashmiris.

(c) No.

(d) - (f) Does not arise.