American delegation visits POK, US envoy says 'also went to Kashmir for G20'
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, said that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has to be resolved bilaterally by India and Pakistan and not by any third party, including the US.
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has drawn parallels between the American delegation visiting Kashmir during G20 meetings and the US Ambassador to Pakistan David Blome's visit to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (POK).
"It's not my place to react to the US Ambassador in Pakistan but he's been before and we obviously had part of our delegation in Jammu and Kashmir during the G20 as well," the American envoy told reporters on the sidelines of the 20th Indo-US Economic Summit.
Garcetti reiterated the United States' position on the Kashmir issue, emphasising that it is a bilateral matter that should be resolved through dialogue between India and Pakistan. "This is an issue that has to be resolved between India and Pakistan and not by a third party, including the US," he said.
Garcetti's comments were prompted by US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome's recent multi-day private visit to Gilgit-Baltistan, a region New Delhi considers as part of undivided Jammu and Kashmir and an integral part of India.
During his visit, Blome reportedly toured various recreational sites and inspected ongoing projects of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He also held meetings with Deputy Speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly, Sadia Danish, and Member of Assembly, Rani Sanam Faryad.
This is not the first time that the US envoy has visited POK. In October 2022, Ambassador Donald Blome visited Muzaffarabad and met with the Pakistan-appointed Prime Minister, Tanveer Ilyas. During his visit, Blome paid tribute to the victims of the 2005 earthquake and affirmed the enduring partnership between the United States and Pakistan.
American delegation visits POK, US envoy says 'also went to Kashmir for G20'
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, said that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has to be resolved bilaterally by India and Pakistan and not by any third party, including the US.
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has drawn parallels between the American delegation visiting Kashmir during G20 meetings and the US Ambassador to Pakistan David Blome's visit to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (POK).
"It's not my place to react to the US Ambassador in Pakistan but he's been before and we obviously had part of our delegation in Jammu and Kashmir during the G20 as well," the American envoy told reporters on the sidelines of the 20th Indo-US Economic Summit.
Garcetti reiterated the United States' position on the Kashmir issue, emphasising that it is a bilateral matter that should be resolved through dialogue between India and Pakistan. "This is an issue that has to be resolved between India and Pakistan and not by a third party, including the US," he said.
Garcetti's comments were prompted by US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome's recent multi-day private visit to Gilgit-Baltistan, a region New Delhi considers as part of undivided Jammu and Kashmir and an integral part of India.
During his visit, Blome reportedly toured various recreational sites and inspected ongoing projects of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He also held meetings with Deputy Speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly, Sadia Danish, and Member of Assembly, Rani Sanam Faryad.
This is not the first time that the US envoy has visited POK. In October 2022, Ambassador Donald Blome visited Muzaffarabad and met with the Pakistan-appointed Prime Minister, Tanveer Ilyas. During his visit, Blome paid tribute to the victims of the 2005 earthquake and affirmed the enduring partnership between the United States and Pakistan.
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