New Delhi: United States Ambassador Robert Blackwill begins his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir on December 2 during which he will meet members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP)-Congress government besides senior Army officials and is likely visit Raghunath Temple which came under militant attack twice this year.

Blackwill, accompanied by five-member US delegation during his three-day visit, would arrive in Srinagar on the first leg of his visit during which he would be briefed by Corps Commander of 15 Corps Lt General V B Patankar.

The next day he would be visiting some of the forward posts in North of Kashmir which have been the worst affected due to the incessant and unprovoked shelling by Pakistani troops before leaving for Jammu where he would call on Governor Girish Chander Saxena and also meeting Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.

On December 4, the US Ambassador would be meeting the editors of prominent local dailies and is also likely to visit Raghunath temple, which was attacked by militants on November 24.

An advance team from the American mission was in the Valley to line up engagements for the American Ambassador who would be flying into the border state in a US Air Force plane.

Earlier, Blackwill was scheduled to visit the state on November 15 but had to cancel his visit after his plane developed some technical snag.

In his earlier schedule, Blackwill was to visit Ladakh as well, which has been taken off his itinerary of his visit beginning on December 2.

PTI