SRINAGAR: In the first such trip by foreign diplomats post August 5, envoys of 15 countries including the US visited the Kashmir valley on Thursday where they interacted with select political representatives, civil society members as well as military top brass with the Government rejecting criticism that it was a “guided tour”.
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster was among the Delhi-based envoys who spent about seven hours in Srinagar.
Spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, which facilitated the visit, said in New Delhi that the objective was to show first hand efforts made by the Centre to normalise the situation.
“Criticism that this is a guided tour is unfounded,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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