US strongly responds over the Pakistan’s initiative on Kartarpur Corridor

WASHINGTON: US strongly responds over the Pakistan’s initiative onKartarpur Corridor.

The United States has said that the opening of the Kartarpur corridor setsa positive example of neighbours working together for mutual benefit.

In a video message released on Saturday afternoon, State Departmentspokesperson Morgan Ortagus termed the opening of this new border-crossingan important “step towards promoting greater religious freedom”.

Highlighting the importance of this “impressive” project, Ms Ortagus saidin her brief statement: “The State Department welcomes the opening of a newborder-crossing between India and Pakistan, the Kartarpur corridor. We seethis as a positive example of neighbors working together for mutual benefit.

“The newly opened corridor is a step towards promoting greater religiousfreedom. It allows Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur sahib,an important 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 on this initiative. And our bestwishes to the pilgrims making the crossing for the 550th anniversary ofGuru Nanak’s birth.”