HC Deb 12 December 2000 vol 359 c117W
12. Mrs. Fitzsimons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the Indian Government's ceasefire in Kashmir. [141971]

Mr. Hain

While visiting India, I welcomed the Indian Government's ceasefire in Kashmir during Ramadan, and called on militants and those supporting them to respond positively. I have welcomed Pakistan's subsequent announcement that its forces at the line of control will observe maximum restraint. We hope that these recent developments will create a climate which encourages dialogue between the Indian and Pakistani Governments.

19. Mrs. Dean

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the Indian Government's ceasefire in Kashmir. [141979]

Mr. Hain

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave earlier in the House today to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Mr. McCabe),Official Report, column 477.