Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said Srinagar international airport is on papers only as no international flight operates from it with the result J&K’s link with the Central Asia has come to a halt. He said that J&K was having a close link through culture, language, heritage, roads with Central Asian cities like Tukistan, Kagikistan, Turkimistan etc.
“The international airport at Srinagar that currently exists only on papers, Unfortunately because of the cussed mindset of our neighbor on the western frontier that does not allow a direct flight from Srinagar to overfly their airspace, we have not been able to take advantage of this connect that was available to us. If Pakistan allows use of its airspace for international flights originating from Srinagar, the Srinagar airport can become an international airport in true sense”.
Addressing a three day conference on Cooperation, Development, Peace and Security in Central Asia at Kashmir University Omar said, “My association with Central Asia was extremely brief when I left the government at centre in 2002. As for as Kashmir is concern there is a deep historical association with central Asia.
29/06/13 Kashmir Life
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“The international airport at Srinagar that currently exists only on papers, Unfortunately because of the cussed mindset of our neighbor on the western frontier that does not allow a direct flight from Srinagar to overfly their airspace, we have not been able to take advantage of this connect that was available to us. If Pakistan allows use of its airspace for international flights originating from Srinagar, the Srinagar airport can become an international airport in true sense”.
Addressing a three day conference on Cooperation, Development, Peace and Security in Central Asia at Kashmir University Omar said, “My association with Central Asia was extremely brief when I left the government at centre in 2002. As for as Kashmir is concern there is a deep historical association with central Asia.
29/06/13 Kashmir Life
