President’s office denies parts of statement by Pakistan HC

[SirHatesALot]

President Maithripala Sirisena’s office has denied parts of a statement issued by the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo yesterday.

The President’s Media Division said that its attention has been drawn to a media release issued by the Pakistan High Commission on the High Commissioner’s meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena.

The President’s Media Division said that the meeting took place on the request of the High Commissioner of Pakistan during which he briefed the President about the recent developments with regards to India’s abrogation of Section 370 and annulling of Article 35A of the Constitution of India.

“The President gave a careful hearing to the Pakistan High Commissioner’s views and stated that both India and Pakistan have excellent friendly relations with Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka’s interest is to see the growth of regional cooperation and friendship. The President did not make any other comment on the issues pertaining to India and Pakistan,” the President’s Media Division said.

The statement by the Pakistan High Commission had quoted the President as saying that at the meeting the President had acknowledged that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and expressed his desire that this dispute should be resolved according to wishes of Kashmiris under UN Resolutions.

The statement had also quoted the President as saying that the resolution of the Kashmir issue is essential for permanent peace and stability in the region.

The Pakistan High Commission said the President had also offered Sri Lanka’s mediation and facilitation of dialogue between Pakistan and India to re-activate the SAARC forum. (Colombo Gazette)
http://colombogazette.com/2019/08/22/presidents-office-denies-parts-of-statement-by-pakistan-hc/

 

[Lincoln]

President Maithripala Sirisena’s office has denied parts of a statement issued by the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo yesterday.

The President’s Media Division said that its attention has been drawn to a media release issued by the Pakistan High Commission on the High Commissioner’s meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena.

The President’s Media Division said that the meeting took place on the request of the High Commissioner of Pakistan during which he briefed the President about the recent developments with regards to India’s abrogation of Section 370 and annulling of Article 35A of the Constitution of India.

“The President gave a careful hearing to the Pakistan High Commissioner’s views and stated that both India and Pakistan have excellent friendly relations with Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka’s interest is to see the growth of regional cooperation and friendship. The President did not make any other comment on the issues pertaining to India and Pakistan,” the President’s Media Division said.

The statement by the Pakistan High Commission had quoted the President as saying that at the meeting the President had acknowledged that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and expressed his desire that this dispute should be resolved according to wishes of Kashmiris under UN Resolutions.

The statement had also quoted the President as saying that the resolution of the Kashmir issue is essential for permanent peace and stability in the region.

The Pakistan High Commission said the President had also offered Sri Lanka’s mediation and facilitation of dialogue between Pakistan and India to re-activate the SAARC forum. (Colombo Gazette)
http://colombogazette.com/2019/08/22/presidents-office-denies-parts-of-statement-by-pakistan-hc/

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[Osiris]

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No statement made on Kashmir, no offer to mediate between Pakistan, India: Sri Lanka president
Dawn.comAugust 23, 2019
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The office of Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has distanced the head of state from any remarks regarding occupied Kashmir as well as offering to mediate between Pakistan and India. — AFP/File


The office of Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has distanced the head of state from remarks regarding occupied Kashmir as well as offering to mediate between Pakistan and India — as mentioned in a press release issued by the Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka.

On Wednesday, a press release was issued after a meeting between Pakistan High Commissioner retired Major General Dr Shahid Ahmad Hashmat and President Sirisena, which said that the latter "had acknowledged that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and expressed his desire that this dispute should be resolved according to wishes of Kashmiris under United Nations resolutions"

The press release also stated that President Sirisena "offered Sri Lanka’s mediation and facilitation of dialogue between Pakistan and India to re-activate the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) forum".

The following day, the media office of the Sri Lanka president issued a statement in response and made no mention of the comments attributed to the head of state in the media release issued by the Pakistan High Commission.

According to the statement, the meeting took place at the request of the High Commissioner of Pakistan, during which he briefed the president "about the recent developments with regard to India’s abrogation of Section 370 and annulling of Article 35A of the constitution".

"The president gave a patient hearing to the Pakistan High Commissioner’s views and stated that both India and Pakistan have excellent friendly relations with Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka’s interest is to see the growth of regional cooperation and friendship," added the statement, clarifying: "The president did not make any other comment on the issues pertaining to India and Pakistan."

The Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka has not yet commented on the development. Dawn.com has reached out to the Foreign Office for a comment.

 

[Baz]

Srilanka? LOL, this made my day. A tiny shitty island talking about mediation between indian and pak?

 

[Protest_again]

No one from immediate neighborhood would speak against India. India is giving out doles in its budget to all these nations lately. So why would anyone kick his own foot?

 

[Novice09]

Srilanka? LOL, this made my day. A tiny shitty island talking about mediation between indian and pak?

You have comprehension problem... read the article again...

Pakistani HC SAID - Sri Lankan president feel that Kashmir is a disputed territory... and they would love to mediate...

Sri Lanka denies - Pakistani HC is LYING... We did not discussed KASHMIR...