New Delhi: Continuing their mission of meeting the diplomatic corps in New Delhi for
the second day, the two-member Hurriyat Conference team on March 11 met the
officials from the United States and French Embassies.
The delegation comprising former Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Jammu and
Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yaseen Malik met the diplomatic officials
from France and apprised them of the recent developments and the role of the
amalgam.
They later met the officials from the Political Affairs section of the US Embassy
and sought to clarify the stand of the amalgam.
The US Embassy is reportedly not happy with the amalgam leadership for its non-
participation in the state Assembly elections last year. As a fallout of this, its
Ambassador Robert Blackwill ignored the Hurriyat leaders during his visit to the
valley recently.
However, indicative of differences within the amalgam, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq later
went to the residence of chairman of Kashmir Committee Ram Jethmalani along with
another amalgam leader Khalil Mohammed, while Yaseen Malik was conspicuous by his
absence.
Malik, after his release from the jail, had criticised the Jethmalani mission and
even accused him of double standards on Kashmir issue.
During the meeting with Jethmalani, Mirwaiz reportedly offered all help to the
Committee in facilitating a dialogue with leaders across the border.
PTI
