Terrorist attacks like Mumbai harming cause of Kashmir:Boucher

Washington, Jan 7 (PTI) The US has said that the horrible
terrorists' attacks like that of Mumbai is actually harming
the cause of Kashmir.

"The question of India-Pakistan relations is one that...
they have actually made great strides forward in the last
couple of years. And obviously, the tensions created by the
Mumbai incident made that more difficult right now," Richard
Boucher, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and
Central Asian Affairs, said.

Boucher said this on Monday during a press conference in
Islamabad. The transcript of the media briefing was released
by the State Department Tuesday in Washington.

When asked if there is an effort to solve the Kashmir
issue, Boucher said, "There's always hope. But it's been
something that they themselves have pursued."

"But I think there's an opportunity here to work together
against the groups that are trying to disrupt India-Pakistan
relations, against the groups that are actually harming the
cause of Kashmir by carrying out these horrible terrorist
actions. And hopefully, coming out of that, the two sides will
find themselves in a better position to cooperate," Boucher
said. PTI LKJ
SAK