Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Jan 7: Government is planning visit of around two dozen diplomats from various countries to Kashmir later this week for on the spot assessment of the situation.
The delegation is scheduled to be conducted by the Army in Kashmir as was the Members of European Parliament (MEPs) delegation in October but this time some more members are added to those who will meet the delegation.
Around two dozen senior diplomats including Ambassadors from the European Union, Gulf and Central Asian countries are to visit Kashmir.
Government agencies have prepared a list of civil society groups, traders, women groups, Panchayat members and Municipal Councilors who will meet the delegates and brief them about the situation in Kashmir.
The logistics is being organised by the Army as was done in the case of MEPs who visited in October last year.
The visit was originally planned for 8th of January but there has been delay as some of the diplomats have not given acceptance for their visit yet.
Sources said that the group of Ambassadors were not satisfied to undertake the visit on the same terms as the MEPs delegation were taken and who met Government selected delegations. The diplomatic delegation, however, wants more access to their own contacts on the ground as well as a wider range of areas to visit besides what was planned by the Government.
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