*New Delhi:* India sought to address Sweden’s concerns on Kashmir byinforming Stockholm about the steps being taken to bring normalcy back tothe Himalayan region.

The issue came up during a meeting between External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar and his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde, who arrived in IndialinkMondayas part of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s entourage.

Sweden, a major advocate of human rights in the European Union, was onlygiven a readout on what India is planning to do in the Kashmir Valley afterthe scrapping of Article 370, sources told ThePrint.

Among other things, New Delhi told Stockholm about the steps taken so far,including the restoration of landline connectivity and postpaid mobileservices, the sources said.

In a tweet that followed the meeting, Jaishankar said the two sides alsodiscussed the “challenges of terrorism, especially cross-border terrorism”.

“Emphasised that right to life is the most basic human right. Agreed towork together in international forums to address this key challenge ofterrorism,” he said.