Jammu, April 15: Asserting that there is no alternative to a sustained dialogue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that if cricket diplomacy helps in giving a forward push to talks between India and Pakistan, he is in favour of it.
“Dialogue has no alternative to settle issues. If cricket diplomacy helps in giving forward push to talks between India and Pakistan, I am in favour of it,” Omar told reporters in reply to a question about Indo-Pak dialogue and cricket diplomacy on the sidelines of a function here tonight.
The Chief Minister said that violence will never resolve any issue.
“Unless somebody shows me any credible alternative to the dialogue these talks will always matter. Too much time has been spent in violence and in not talking to each other,” he said and emphasised the need for a sustained dialogue.
-Agencies