§ Ms MoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he intends to take to promote peace and reconciliation in Kashmir. [42155]
§ Mr. FatchettWe have made clear, most recently, during my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr. Khabra), on 14 May 1998,Official Report, column 527, that a solution to the problem of Kashmir is primarily for India and Pakistan to find. That problem has been compounded by the nuclear tests in India last week. It is all the more important now for India and Pakistan to continue their dialogue on all issues outstanding between them, including Kashmir. Both Governments are aware that we stand ready to help if called upon to do so.