Hours before his meeting with US ambassador to India, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that issues of Jammu and Kashmir have to be resolved by the central government and not Washington.
The Chief Minister said that he will not raise internal problems faced by Jammu and Kashmir with the US ambassador Sergio Gor during the meeting scheduled on Wednesday afternoon in Srinagar.
Today, Abdullah said that he will prefer to hear the US Ambassador. Earlier reporting noted: J&K CM Omar Abdullah set for talks with US ambassador Sergio Gor, rules out discussing internal issues Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he will discuss the situation in the region with visiting US Ambassador Sergio Gor, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington’s representative, saying only the central government can resolve those issues. “The solution to our problems will not come from Washington. “I would prefer to listen more from him (US Ambassador). He is also coming to hear us.
Our problems have to be resolved by our Central Government,” Abdullah said. Last month, the J&K Chief Minister stoked a controversy when he said if needed he may stage a protest outside the White House and approach President Trump for restoration of J&K’s statehood if protests in Delhi are not enough to restore J&K’s statehood. Abdullah’s comment came after BJP leaders said that proposed National Conference protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi will not restore statehood of J&K. Let us see what kind of discussion will take place,” Abdullah said. Earlier reporting noted: The chief minister, however, said he would prefer to listen more to the ambassador even as “he (Gor) is also coming to listen”. Earlier reporting noted: Abdullah said the issues facing J-K have no direct bearing with the US, as the resolution to the issues of the Union Territory will not come from Washington but from the central government.
