New Delhi will soon set dates for fresh talks with Kashmiri leaders in occupied Kashmir on the disputed region's future, Indian Junior Home Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Saturday. "We'll soon fix dates for talks with the Hurriyat Conference," Jaiswal said, referring to the All Parties Hurriyat Conference which is split between moderates and hard-liners.
"The government is ready to hold talks. Our doors are open for anybody and everybody who wants peace and normalcy to return to Kashmir," Jaiswal told a news conference in occupied Srinagar.
Jaiswal, however, said the moderates should convey their willingness to hold talks through "proper channels" rather than public statements. He did not elaborate about the nature of the proper channels.