29 October 2016

News Story: Former chief minister of Indian-controlled Kashmir meets Modi

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Former chief minister of Indian-controlled Kashmir Farooq Abdullah Friday called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the prevailing situation in the restive region.

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, the party of which Abdullah is the president, revealed in a statement.

Reports said Abdullah urged Modi to initiate a dialogue with all the stakeholders in the region to end the ongoing the stalemate.

"I am sure that the Prime Minister will urgently address all the issues that have been flagged by me and others from the state," India's semi-official news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Abdullah as having said.

Read the full story at Xinhua