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Liberation of Mosul
Tuesday 18th October 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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As I have said, of course we have very good relations with both India and Pakistan, including strong diaspora links. They are two proud nations. We encourage both countries to maintain good relations but, as I have noted, we recognise that the pace of progress is for both sides to determine.

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With both India and Pakistan facing immense issues in their own countries to sort out, one would have thought that there would be an appetite to resolve this issue. Why does the Minister think that actually that appetite does not seem to exist in either country?

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