Gurez (JK), August 27: Asking people to shun violence, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said his government is vigorously working to facilitate internal and external dialogues to address the state’s political issues and help cultivate permanent peace.
“While we firmly believe internal dialogue is imperative to provide platform for all shades of opinion in the State to ventilate their views, we consider Indo-Pak talks essential in evolving amicable solution to all Jammu and Kashmir centric issues in consonance with the aspirations of the people of the state,” he said addressing a public gathering here.
Noting that peacefully addressing the issues was the only way out, the Chief Minister said violence was no answer to any problem.
“Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed gun culture for more than twenty years yielding only destruction and bloodshed,” he said.
–Agencies