Srinagar, March 27: Hurriyat’s moderate faction led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq today said it was ready for talks with the Centre for resolution of Kashmir issue but the back channels have “fallen silent” for the past two months.
Stating that the Kashmir issue cannot be put on a “backburner”, the Mirwaiz sought a mechanism to “constitutionalise” the dialogue.
“In our endeavour we are ready for talks for resolution of the Kashmir issue provided India shows seriousness for resolution of the problem,” the Hurriyat leader told reporters here.
However, he said “everything is silent and we are back to square one. What is lacking is a mechanism to constitutionalise the talks, where all formulae and proposals can be discussed and debated”.
The Mirwaiz asserted that “there is no quiet dialogue going on between the Hurriyat and Union Home Ministry” at present.
“The (dialogue) process slowed down during 2006-07.
–PTI