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NEW DELHI, Nov 15 (KUNA) -- India on Monday welcomed the deletion of the
Kashmir issue from the list of unresolved international disputes.
The development has come as a setback to Pakistan which has been asking the
world body to intervene on the issue, reported the Press Trust of India (PTI).
Kashmir has been a long standing issue between India and Pakistan, and the
latter leaves no chance to internationalise it at every world fora, asking
various international agencies to intervene in resolving it.
The countrys Junior Minister of External Affairs Preneet Kaur said: "It
has been reported that UN has dropped Kashmir from the list of unresolved
disputed. I think, if this step has been taken, I welcome it. We have always
firmly maintained that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. This is
a very welcome step and we hope that in same way the UN addresses our
bilateral issues."
Following the development Pakistan has lodged a protest against the
omission of Kashmir from a list of disputes under the observation of the UN
Security Council, added the PTI report. (end)
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