Taken note of DDC polls and resumption of 4G internet services in J&K, look forward to other important steps: EU

The European Union on Friday stated it has taken note of latest steps equivalent to district council elections and the resumption of 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir, and was trying forward to a quantity of other important steps, together with the early organisation of the legislative meeting polls. The feedback by a spokesperson of the EU got here a day after a quantity of prime diplomats from the 27-member bloc returned from Jammu and Kashmir after a two-day go to as half of a visit by 24 overseas envoys.

The go to offered the chance to see the state of affairs on the bottom and work together with native interlocutors as half of the EU’s outreach to all stakeholders, the official stated, including the EU look forward to persevering with its dialogue with India on it.

“We have taken note of recent steps such as the election of district development councils and the resumption of 4G internet services. The right to freedom of expression online and offline is a key value for all democracies,” the spokesperson added.

“We look forward to a number of other important steps to be taken in the political and economic sphere, including the early organisation of the legislative assembly elections,” the spokesperson stated.

The assertion was launched by the EU mission in Delhi in response to queries in regards to the go to of EU envoys to the Union Territory of J&Ok.

The EU spokesperson additionally stated the EU ambassador to India and a number of envoys of EU member states, amongst other nations, participated in the go to to J&Ok Kashmir on February 17-18 on invitation of the Ministry for External Affairs (MEA), and the programme included conferences with civil and navy authorities, some newly elected political representatives, and chosen representatives of civil society.

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on Thursday stated the go to by 24 overseas envoys to J&Ok was geared toward enabling them to witness the union territory’s march on the trail of inclusive growth and the dynamism in the grass-root democratic establishments following the profitable conduct of the latest native elections.