Friday, July 04, 2003

Farooq Prefers Mandela as Facilitator for J&K Talks 05 Jul 03 NEW DELHI. In a sharp break from a long-held Indian position, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has suggested that South African leader Nelson Mandela could act as a facilitator between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir question, which, he said, was the 'core' issue... Former Prime Minister I. K. Gujral and Congress MP Natwar Singh, who also participated in the programme, however, completely disagreed with Abdullah. They said that there was no question of any third party mediation, a stand consistently taken by India. [The Times of India] 5:40:55 PM  Google It!