Conversion of LoC only solution: Farooq

JAMMU, FEB.1. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, today said conversion of the Line of Control into an international border was the only wayout to restore peace in the State.

Speaking at the third Amar Kapoor lecture here, he said ``the outcome of any talk could be nothing other than conversion of the LoC into the international border''.

He, however, said ``talks with Islamabad too will begin, not under the threat of gun but on the belief that the future of the sub-continent lies in peace between the two neighbours.''

The Chief Minister was open to talks with anyone and said the impression the Track II team got during its visit to Pakistan was that Islamabad hoped to get Kashmir on a platter. ``For buying peace with Islamabad, India cannot part even an inch of Jammu and Kashmir''.

- UNI

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