Delegation of foreign envoys arrive in Srinagar for 2-day visit

Jan 09, 2020

Srinagar (J&K), Jan 09 (ANI): A 15-member delegation of envoys from different countries arrived in Srinagar on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on January 09. They will see firsthand the efforts being made by the government in the region. The Delhi-based envoys were briefed by the Indian Army on the security situation. This is the first visit by diplomats to J&K since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that accorded special status to the region. The delegation includes diplomats from the United States, Maldives, Norway, Argentina, Niger, Togo, Vietnam, Bangladesh, South Korea, Peru, Morocco, among others, will meet civil society leaders and will be briefed on the security situation by the Army and intelligence services during the two-day visit. In 2019, a delegation comprising members of the European Parliament had also visited the Valley after the abrogation of Article 370.