WASHINGTON DC – US State Department Spokesperson congratulated Pakistan onerate inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor between Pakistan and India.
The United States on Saturday welcomed the historic opening of theKartarpur corridor and described it as a step towards promoting greaterreligious freedom.
In a video message on Twitter, US State Department Spokesperson MorganOrtagus said that Washington sees the opening of the corridor as a positiveexample of neighbours working together for their mutual benefit.
“The State Department welcomes the opening of a new border crossing betweenIndia and Pakistan, the Kartarpur corridor. We see this as a positiveexample of neighbours working together for mutual benefit. The newly openedcorridor is a step towards promoting greater religious freedom,” Ortagussaid.
“It allows Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, animportant Sikh house of worship just inside the Pakistan border.
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This impressive project will transform a remote, three-acre site across asensitive international boundary. Congratulations to India and Pakistan onthis initiative, she added.
The State Department also extended its best wishes to the pilgrims visitingGurudwara Kartarpur Sahib for the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak DevJi.
