British high commissioner meets Omar in Delhi, National Conference terms it courtesy call | India News

British high commissioner to India, Lindy Cameron, with Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR: The British high commissioner to India, Lindy Cameron, met Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah alongside together with her staff in New Delhi on Monday.The CM’s workplace posted on X in regards to the assembly, however didn’t expose something in regards to the nature of discussions. Tanvir Sadiq, the chief spokesperson of governing National Conference (NC) who was current on the assembly, described it as a “courtesy call.”The British delegation additionally included Alexandra Knowles, deputy head of political and bilateral affairs, and Bhavna Vij, senior political economic system adviser.In Aug final yr, US diplomats, together with minister-counsellor for political affairs Graham Mayer, first secretary Gary Applegarth, and political counsellor Abhiram had met Omar, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone and MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi in Srinagar forward of the J&Okay meeting elections.After the abrogation of Article 370, the central govt has repeatedly invited and escorted international envoys to Kashmir. The first such go to happened on Jan 1, 2020, when most political leaders, together with Omar, Lone and Mehbooba Mufti, together with a whole bunch of others, have been detained underneath the Public Safety Act and have been lodged in totally different sub-jails.On Feb 10-11, 2020, envoys from 25 nations, principally from the European Union, visited Srinagar. The third such go to happened in Feb 2021, when numerous European diplomats visited Kashmir, and met journalists and elected DDC representatives. On Aug 22, 2023, US diplomats led by Graham Mayer met LG Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar.

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