Oslo, Jan 27, 2010 -- Norwegian Pakistani Kashmir prominent figure, Ali Shahnawaz Khan attended the first seminar on Kashmir at the Belgium parliament.

The seminar "Kashmir: the Key to Peace in Afghanistan" was held at Belgium Federal Parliament in Brussels on 26th January (Tuesday).

The seminar organized by Kashmir Council EU, International Council for Human Development (ICHD) and IPC (IKV PAX) was the 1st event of its kind on Kashmir issue at the national parliament of the European country. Belgium has key role in European Union and its capital Brussels is actual headquarter of the Union legislating activities.

Kashmiris in all over the world celebrate the 26th January as black day to protest on atrocities in Indian held Kashmir. India celebrates the day as republic day but the Kashmiris say, they oppose the day as India denies their basic democratic rights and its forces are involved in atrocities in the Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

At the begining of the seminar at Belgium’s parliament, Ali Raza Syed Chairman of the Kashmir Council EU who was the host of the seminar, hilighted the significance of holding the moot on Black Day?

Marjan LUCAS of IPC from Netherland  spoke on the question: "Why a seminar on this topic: Kashmir, key to Afghan peace?"

Some of the European and Belgium parliamentarians and intellectuals including Mr,Georges Dallemange,  Ms. Danielle Caron, MP (Brussels Parliament),  Mr. Andre De Bus, MP (Brussels Parliament) and as well Mr.Sajjad Karim, the prominent figure of EU parliament were among the speakers of the seminar. A conclusion of the seminar emphasized over the end of atrocities against the innocent people of Jammu and Kashmir and peaceful solution of the long lasting Kashmir dispute.

The seminar was first ever event held on the issue of Kashmir in the history of the Belgium National parliament

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