In India, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Controversial Kashmir Comment

In India, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogans Controversial Kashmir Comment
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Ahead of talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially suggested a \"multi-lateral dialogue\" to resolve the Kashmir issue to ensure peace in the region. \"We should not allow more casualties to occur (in Kashmir). By having a multi-lateral dialogue, (in which) we can be involved, we can seek ways to settle the issue once and for all,\" President

Ahead of talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially suggested a "multi-lateral dialogue" to resolve the Kashmir issue to ensure peace in the region. "We should not allow more casualties to occur (in Kashmir). By having a multi-lateral dialogue, (in which) we can be involved, we can seek ways to settle the issue once and for all," President Erdogan, who arrived in New Delhi last evening, told WION news channel in an interview.

"All around the world, there is no better option than keeping the channel of dialogue open. If we contribute towards global peace, we can get a very positive result," he said.

President Erdogan said India and Pakistan were both friends of Turkey and he wanted to help strengthen the dialogue process among the stakeholders for resolving the Kashmir issue.

The Turkish leader said that it is in the interest of India and Pakistan that they should resolve this issue and not leave it for the future generations who will have to suffer.
"All around the world, there is no better option than keeping the channel of dialogue open. If we contribute towards global peace, we can get a very positive result," he said.

President Erdogan said he wanted to help strengthen the dialogue process among the stakeholders for resolving the Kashmir issue which has been festering for the last 70 years.

Replying to questions on the Kurdish problem in Turkey, he said it could not be compared with the Kashmir issue. "We have no problem with the Kurdish people. We have a problem with a terrorist organisation," he said.

"It (the Kurdish problem) is a territorial dispute. In Jammu and Kashmir, the situation is different. Let's not make the mistake of comparing them," he said.

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