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'India, Pak should think out of box to resolve Kashmir issue' MIL/TOI/PTI, Jul 12, 2008. Washington: July 12, 2008 - Observing that time has come for India and Pakistan to get out of the cycle of hostility and mutual suspicion, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said both the countries should think "out of the box" to find a solution to the Kashmir issue. "We have to look out of the box...we have to look at innovative ways of resolution. We have our minds open to such issues," he said referring to Kashmir issue. Qureshi was delivering a lecture at the Brookings Institution where he touched upon the current state of relations with India. "It is now our hope that the leadership of the two countries would not shy away from taking such steps and move beyond the CBMs to engage in a serious dialogue to address the real issues, not only the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir," Qureshi said. "Pakistan has shown flexibility and has emphasised the need for out of box thinking. There is a general feeling and a public perception in Pakistan that a matching response should come from India," he added. Qureshi said India-Pakistan dialogue should "now move to resolving conflicts rather than lingering with them". Replying to question on whether the Kashmir issue could be sorted out by the two countries in the next three to five years, Qureshi said it is a long standing dispute where there are no quick fixes or solutions. "We have to be honest. We have to be realistic. But the issue needs to be addressed. We cannot keep it under the carpet indefinitely," he said. "That is why we are building an environment of confidence for any resolution. But the most important thing is trust, belief. And that is what we are trying to do," he said.
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