US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announced on Wednesday that the United States is considering a reevaluation of its travel advisories for Jammu and Kashmir. This potential change follows recent measures taken by the central government and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah aimed at enhancing safety in the region.
I cannot make any big announcements here today, but it is something we are going to look at. Gor made the statement after he arrived in Srinagar for a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. “The United States puts out travel warnings, and every so often, we re-evaluate those travel warnings. I think a lot of Americans would enjoy coming here and seeing the beauty and the opportunities that exist here,” Gor added. “I am thrilled to be here. We just had a very good meeting and we have some follow-ups that we hope to take back to Washington (and) back to Delhi. “We had 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 Jammu and Kashmir.
“So, we will be looking at if the travel warning that is imposed and recommended by the United States is something that should be downgraded because, as I said earlier, this is a beautiful area.
New Delhi, the chief minister here, the government here, we believe have made some incredible steps to keeping this area safer and making it more safe,” Gor said during a joint media briefing with Abdullah. But a very warm, a very cordial meeting and we look forward to building this relationship forward,” said Gor. Following his meeting with Gor, Abdullah said that he had the opportunity to discuss US-India relations with a focus on Jammu and Kashmir. There are obviously certain legacy issues that, over time, we will be working to resolve, but we look forward to taking this conversation further,” Abdullah said.
