The office of the president of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, has distanced the head of state from comments on occupied Kashmir, as well as offering mediation between Pakistan and India, as mentioned in a press release issued by the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka.
On Wednesday, a press release was issued after a meeting between the High Commissioner of Pakistan retired Major General Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat and President Sirisena, who said the latter "had recognized that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and expressed his wish that this dispute should be resolved in accordance with the wishes of the cashmere under the resolutions of the United Nations "
The press release also stated that President Sirisena "offered the mediation of Sri Lanka and the facilitation of the dialogue between Pakistan and India to revive the forum of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)".
The next day, the media office of the president of Sri Lanka issued a statement in response and did not mention the comments attributed to the head of state in the press release issued by the High Commission of Pakistan.
According to the statement, the meeting took place at the request of the High Commissioner of Pakistan, during which he informed the president "about the recent events regarding the repeal of Section 370 by India and the annulment of article 35A of the constitution ".
"The president gave a patient audience to the views of the High Commissioner of Pakistan and declared that both India and Pakistan have excellent friendly relations with Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka's interest is to see the growth of regional cooperation and friendship," he added. statement, clarifying: "The president did not comment on matters related to India and Pakistan."
Pakistan's High Commission in Sri Lanka has not yet commented on development. Dawn.com He has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a comment.
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