WASHINGTON D.C.: State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has said that the US welcomed bilateral talks between Pakistan and India on building the Kartarpur Corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrims. The journalist asked about the US comments regarding the Kartarpur Corridor plan between Pakistan and India, to which the spokesperson responded that it was “certainly a good news report”. The spokesperson said that anything increasing “people-to-people contact between Pakistan and India is something the US incredibly supports”. On Sunday, India and Pakistan narrowed down their differences on Kartarpur corridor and said that they have agreed to the majority of modalities to be finalised for the operational of Sikh pilgrimage passage. The meeting also reviewed the progress reached in the three rounds of a technical meeting held in March, April and May 2019.

Source: Pakistan Today July 17, 2019 08:26 UTC