The US State Department’s Urdu Spokesperson, Zed Tarar, speaking exclusively to Geo News in Dubai on Sunday urged India to respect the freedom of expression and right to information of Kashmiri people.
Tarar said “ Pakistan and India should work out for the reduction of tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) and start a positive dialogue on the Kashmir issue. India and Pakistan both as partners of the US must agree to formulate a strategy to ease tensions against one another through dialogue”.
Talking about the Middle East and the Iran nuclear deal, Zed Tarar said that the new US administration certainly intended to rejoin the “nuclear deal with Iran” but would consult with its partners in the Middle East.
“Obviously, United Arab Emirates (UAE), China and European Union (EU) would be consulted“ about the Iran nuclear deal, Zed Tarar stated before returning to the deal.
He said that Biden’s administration was exploring ways to restore the 2015 nuclear deal that Iran signed with major world powers including US.
Speaking about the Doga agreement on the Afghan peace process Tarar said “the Afghan war is almost 20 years old and the US does not want war”, adding that the US wanted peace in the region.
He said that Washington was not reviewing the agreement with the intention of making changes to it.
He said that the new US administration was scrutinizing whether or not the Taliban are complying with the terms and conditions of the Afghan peace process.