HC Deb 16 February 1994 vol 237 cc767-8W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the Government's current policy on Kashmir.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Our current policy on Kashmir, reiterated by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs during his visit to India in November, consists of three points on which we believe there should be simultaneous progress—a dialogue between India and Pakistan as provided for under the Simla agreements; an improvement in human rights in Kashmir and a genuine political process there; and a clear cessation of external support for violence in Kashmir.

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