The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah has favoured triangular talks among India, Pakistan and separatist leadership .He also offered to be a facilitator if militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen wanted to come to the negotiating table.Participating in a TV programme the Chief Minister, however, had a word of caution for moderate Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq asking him to take his other members on board for talks as "otherwise all they will do is to jump on to the hard-line bandwagon and threaten the process. Mr Omar also chose to make it clear that his government would not only like to play the role of facilitator for Hurriyat Conference only but also for militant groups like Hizbul Mujahideen as long as they give up the wrong side, the path of violence.<br/><br/>To a question about "secret talks" going on between the separatists and the Centre, Mr.Omar said there is no harm in having a dialogue away from the glare of media.He opined quite diplomacy is necessary for both sides to feel each other out, to see where the lines in the sand can be drawn, what they expect from each other and a certain amount of confidence building. On a suggestion by Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Bhat asking National Conference, PDP and the separatists to join hands for solution to Kashmir issue, he said, that National Conference had never difficulties in engaging with the leadership of the Hurriyat Conference, whoever it may be.<br/><br/>The Chief Minister was candid enough in saying about the role of hardline leader like Syed Ali Shah Geelani that he could not be included in the talks as the goal post set by him would make a dialogue with him almost impossible.<br/><br/> <br/>