Don't want to worsen situation: Qureshi on cancelled talks with India

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday reacted to India's decision of calling off talks with Pakistan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. Qureshi noted that he can a say a lot over the incident but that would only add to the existing issues and hamper peace.

"I can say a lot but I don’t want to worsen the situation, we want peace. Only a few words can worsen the situation," Qureshi stated at the United Nations.

Meanwhile, Qureshi also raised the issue of India's construction on the Kishanganga during his meeting with World Bank Chief Jim Yong Kim on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly session at the United Nations.

Qureshi presented Pakistan's position on the Kishanganga and Ratle projects, it said.

He told the World Bank Chief that India's construction of these projects represented a violation of the Treaty, which gave Pakistan exclusive rights to western rivers, news agency PTI reported.

Qureshi said Pakistan was not interested in politicising the issue, the statement said.

According to the statement, Kim said he understood Pakistan's position on the treaty and expressed the bank's desire to play a constructive role in resolving the matter at the earliest.

India and Pakistan signed the treaty in 1960 after nine years of negotiations, with the World Bank being a signatory.

(With inputs from agencies)