ISLAMABAD – Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday hasresponded over the Pakistani invitation of inaugural ceremony of Kartarpurborder.
Swaraj has turned down Pakistan’s invitation to attend the groundbreakingceremony of Kartarpur corridor, citing “prior commitments, includingelection campaign”.
In a series of tweets, Sushma said she will be unable to visit Pakistan onNovember 28, the date scheduled for the ceremony. She added that Indianministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and HS Puri will represent India on thehistoric occasion.
Indian FM Sushma’s communiqué with Pakistani counterpart Qureshi onNovember 24, 2018
“Since I am unable to travel to Kartarpur Sahib on the scheduled date,Government of India will be represented by my esteemed colleaguesMrs.Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Mr.H.S.Puri,” she tweeted. “I thank HEMakhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Foreign Minister of Pakistan for inviting meto attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor onthe Pakistan side of the international boundary on 28 November 2018.”
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I thank HE Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Foreign Minister of Pakistan forinviting me to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Sahibcorridor on the Pakistan side of the International boundary on 28 November2018. /1942 link22:22 – 24 Nov 2018linkTwitter Ads information and privacylink
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Since I am unable to travel to Kartarpur Sahib on the scheduled date,Government of India will be represented by my esteemed colleaguesMrs.Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Mr.H.S.Puri. /21,124 link22:27 – 24 Nov 2018linkTwitter Ads information and privacylink
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We hope that the Government of Pakistan will expedite construction of thecorridor in order to ensure that our citizens can pay their respects at theGurudwara Kartarpur Sahib using the corridor as soon as possible. /3698 link22:31 – 24 Nov 2018linkTwitter Ads information and privacylink
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The Indian external affairs minister thanked Qureshi for the invitation,hoping that “Pakistan will expedite construction of the corridor in orderto ensure that our citizens can pay their respects at the GurudwaraKartarpur Sahib using the corridor as soon as possible.”
