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SRINAGAR
Amid furore triggered by Pakistan for not mentioning Kashmir in the joint statement issued after the meeting between Sharif and Modi in Ufa, Russia Friday, Pak PM’s adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said both leaders batted for lasting peace to address the outstanding issues like Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek.
“The two sides also agreed to take up these issues under the back-channel Track-II mechanism for better understanding of each other’s point of view,” Aziz was quoted having said.
The adviser said that the meeting between the two leaders was held in “very good atmosphere”.
Aziz said that the first priority was to lessen tensions on the Line of Control.
