ISLAMABAD – Talking to Turkish media in Geneva today, Foreign Minister ShahMehmood Qureshi says when India tries to change the majority population tominority and the demography of the occupied valley forcefully, Pakistaninterpretes it as the genocide of Kashmiris.
He said bilateral relations between Pakistan and Turkey have always beenideal and the two countries always supported each other which was onceagain witnessed in the OIC meeting.
The Foreign Minister said that we are waiting for the visit of TurkishPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Pakistan in which Pakistan will discuss acomprehensive economic cooperation between the two countries.
He said Pakistan supports the Afghan-led peace process and it has beenplaying a pivotal and mediation role in this regard. He said that ourmessage is to give a chance for peace instead of promoting extremism.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that India has, very cleverly, tried to attributethe Kashmiris’ freedom movement with terrorism after 9/11 while Kashmirisare fighting for their rights to self-determination.