Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed [ Images ] on Wednesday said he favoured talks with militant outfits in Kashmir.

"If the Centre can hold talks with militants in Mizoram, then the dialogue process in Kashmir must also reach a logical conclusion," the chief minister told reporters in Dehradun.
 

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The Union government has invited the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference for a dialogue on Kashmir on January 22. Several militant groups are opposed to the talks.

Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen on Wednesday threatened to kill top APHC leaders if they went ahead with the talks.

The chief minister welcomed Delhi's [ Images ] offer of talks with the APHC and hoped for favourable results.

"There is a strong urge among the people of Jammu and Kashmir to have lasting peace in the state," the Mufti said.

He said there has been a discernible change in the situation in Kashmir. "The firing along the border has decreased, which I consider a turning point for the people," the Mufti said.

Stating that walls of hatred between India [ Images ] and Pakistan must be removed, the chief minister said reconciliation and friendship were the only ways to restore peace and normalcy in Kashmir.