HOLBROOKE-KASHMIR 2 LAST

"But, whenever that question comes up, your Indian
journalistic colleagues try to get me to mention the K word
and I won't do it because everybody keeps saying that either I
am secretly working on it, or I ought to be working on it,"
Holbrooke said.

"Well, they are wrong on both counts. I am not working on
that (Kashmir) problem," he said. "The President (Barack
Obama) addressed it very clearly as did the Secretary of State
(Hillary Clinton) in recent interviews and my job is to work
on the civilian side of Afghanistan and Pakistan."
In several interviews to Pakistani media, Clinton
categorically ruled out any US role in resolving the Kashmir
issue, but said that the Obama Administration encourages both
India and Pakistan to restart their dialogue to discuss all
issues, including Kashmir.
"We all know how important that issue is - everyone
knows it. And, it's a long tortured history. But, it's not
what I do and it's not what the countries in the region expect
me to do. I understand why you ask it, but that's the simple
fact," Holbrooke said. PTI LKJ
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