US Ambassador Sergio Gor calls J&K ‘important part of India’

US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, who arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said that the United States will reconsider advisories on travel to the Union Territory, adding that that Jammu and Kashmir is an important part of India.

After meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the US Envoy said: “It’s a pleasure to be here. US will reconsider its advisories on travel to Jammu and Kashmir. This is an important part of India.”

“I am here, visiting for the first time. It is an incredibly beautiful place. I am thrilled to be here, thrilled to see this place. We just had a very good meeting. We have some follow-ups, so we hope to take them back to Washington, back to Delhi.”

“But a very warm, a very cordial welcome, and we look forward



to building this relationship forward.”

Gor arrived in Srinagar earlier on Wednesday on his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Chief Minister Abdullah said earlier on Wednesday that he would discuss the situation in the region with the US envoy, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington’s representative, saying only the Central government can resolve those issues.

After meeting the US Ambassador, CM Abdullah said, “It was a very good meeting. We had an opportunity to discuss the relations between our two countries but with specific focus on what the US can do with J&K.”

“There are obviously certain legacy issues that over time we will be working to resolve, but we look forward to taking this conversation further.”