EU Envoys Opt Out Of 'Guided Tour' To Kashmir Over 'Lack Of Access', Govt Says They'll Visit Valley Later

Sixteen envoys will travel to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday where they will meet civil society members and will be briefed on the security situation in the Union Territory, officials said on Wednesday, adding the group will primarily comprise envoys from Latin American and African countries.

The European Union countries are understood to have conveyed that they will visit the Union Territory on a different date and are also believed to have stressed on meeting three former chief ministers — Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti — who are in detention. Government sources said these envoys will undertake a visit at a later date.

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