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". – Mr President, Madam Commissioner, today’s bomb attack in India-controlled Kashmir, which killed 4 and injured over 100, underlines the urgency of this urgency debate and the painful political backdrop to what should be a natural disaster. The earthquake which devastated the area came on the back of decades of political violence, and now winter is upon them, when the infrastructure and reserves remain so fragile.
This House is no stranger to the Kashmir issue. Our delegation some time ago reached out to investigate a long-term political solution. It has to be acknowledged that local political progress was rather slower. Let us please hope that the earthquake can focus minds on cooperation and dialogue. Across my country, Scotland, we have seen Scots Asians reach out to their friends and relatives in Kashmir. We have seen fund-raising, donations and practical assistance. Their generosity of spirit sets us a challenge.
It is now over to the politicians, and we in this House and the Commission can play our part in urgently coordinating aid, and in the long term, in helping find a viable political solution, because if there is not a political solution what other solution could there possibly be?
Perhaps there are some positive signs. Yesterday the opening of a fifth crossing across the line of control might be the start of a process that will lead to a peaceful solution. The immediate problems of the region are desperate, but as this resolution indicates, we stand ready as we must to help participate in a very long-term rebuilding."@en1
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