UN chief calls on India, Pak 'to return to dialogue'

August 22, 2015 00:27

As the proposed talks between the National Security Advisers of India and Pakistan appeared deadlocked, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the two sides "to return to dialogue" in the interest of their people and exercise maximum restraint.

The UN chief "would urge both sides to keep the best interests of the civilians in mind and whatever would ensure their safety is paramount," Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Eri Kaneko told PTI.

"In that vein, he would urge both sides to return to dialogue in the interests of their people," Kaneko said when asked about the proposed NSA-level talks hanging by a thread after India made it clear that Pakistan's insistence on meeting Kashmiri separatists is not acceptable.

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