MEPs' visit in larger interest of India: MEA

NEW DELHI: The recent visit by EU members of parliament to Kashmir does not constitute internationalisation of the Kashmir issue, MEA asserted on Thursday, a day after the event stirred all manner of controversy in the media and among the political opposition.
Questioned, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said such visits don't have to come through official channels, but the key point was that such engagement served the larger interests of India. "We feel that such exchanges are part of people-to-people contacts."
A team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir on 29 October on a two-day trip to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August by abrogating provisions of Article 370.
Kumar also asserted that the views of MEPs reflected their understanding of ground realities and threat of terrorism in Kashmir.
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1. ^{^} Kashmir issue (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} Raveesh Kumar (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^{^} Article 370 (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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