Siachen, Sir Creek issues be solved before Kashmir: Musharraf

LONDON: Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf says ties between India and Pakistan can be improved by focussing on just two disputes - Sir Creek and Siachen, he told an Indian daily in an interview.

Musharraf, who spoke in his London flat, said the two sides don't have to wait for Kashmir to be resolved.

"One could easily go one by one. It will encourage and build confidence. There was no difference of opinion."

Even on Kashmir, he said, India and Pakistan had worked out "some parameters of graduated demilitarisation, giving of maximum self-governance, and thirdly an over-watch mechanism involving India, Pakistan and Kashmiris."