NEW DELHI, May 2 (UPI) -- An umbrella organization of Kashmiri separatist groups will meet with Indian premier Manmohan Singh to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
The Indian Express newspaper said Tuesday that the All-Party Hurriyat Conference has nominated a six-member team for talks with Prime Minister Singh on May 3.The team will be led by Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq.
Farooq said the group will discuss the resolution of the Kashmir dispute in its meeting with Singh ahead of the roundtable conference in Srinagar May 25.
"Hurriyat will press for a credible forward movement for the resolution of Kashmir. There will be no other demand," Mirwaiz said, adding "our engagement with New Delhi has now been two-years-old. We need some concrete concessions to keep the momentum and the credibility of the process going."
He refused to link the talks with the prime minister with the roundtable conference, saying they were separate matters.
"Participating in the separate talks with prime minister does not mean Hurriyat would participate in the roundtable," he said. "We will certainly not be part of the crowd. A crowd only makes a noise."
Mirwaiz also expressed his anguish over the Jammu massacre, saying the timing of the incident made their source suspicious.
"Every time there are positive developments over Kashmir, or some big event is about to unfold, massacres of innocent people take place," he said. "This makes these killings fit into a pattern."
Meanwhile, former chief minister of the disputed province, Mufti Mohammed Syed, has said the next roundtable conference should propose a roadmap to guide the future course of action on Kashmir.
