French Minister, In Call With Pak, Calls For

France has called for “restraint and de-escalation” in a phone-call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, asserting that it is “essential to abstain from any measure likely to aggravate tension”.
A French spokesperson put out a statement after the country’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, spoke to his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday.

“The ministers raised the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian recalled France’s constant position on Kashmir — it is up to the two countries, under the framework of their bilateral political dialogue, to resolve this dispute so as to establish lasting peace,” the French ministry spokesperson said in the statement.

“France makes a call to the parties for restraint, de-escalation, and easing the situation. It is essential to abstain from any measure likely to aggravate tensions,” the statement adde

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