Second visit
Current visit of foreign diplomats to Kashmir velley is the second visit conducted by New Delhi for the envoys to feel the situation on ground.
Diplomats of 25 countries including those from Germany, Canada, France and Afghanistan, reached Kashmir to witness the ground situation in the region nearly six months after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, by the central government leading to clampdown and deployment of paramilitary forces.
This is the second batch of foreign diplomats that will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir in the last one month. Earlier in the month of January dozens of foreign envoys including the diplomat from US visited Kashmir and gave encouraging reports to their respective countries.
The delegation met fruit growers in North Kashmir before reaching Srinagar where they met some selected media people and selected group of civil society members along with some mainstream political activists. All these meeting were arranged by the administration and the diplomats have not so far met people freely while being in valley.
These envoys will get the usual briefing from Army and from the Police and the envoys will get all the protocol required for them while being in Srinagar.
Authorities have enhanced security in all the sensitive areas especially around the Dal Lake as they took a Shikara ride while being in Srinagar.
These diplomats from 25 countries including from the European countries will be meeting more delegations but all such meeting have been cleared by authorities.
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