Monitoring Desk
WASHINGTON: Deputy Spokesperson U.S. State Department Robert Palladino, has welcomed the Pakistan decision of opening Kartarpur corridor for the Sikh community.
He termed it a big step towards peace in South Asia and addig that it will be instrumental in building trust between India and Pakistan.
Palladino said US appreciated Pakistan s efforts to increase contact between peoples of the two countries are commendable.
Peaceful and normal relations among Pakistan and India are important for the development of both the countries and the region, he added.
Earlier on November 29, Prime Minister Imran Khan performed groundbreaking of Kartarpur corridor for Sikhs in India to visit a shrine to their religion‘s founder in eastern Pakistan.
The project inaugurated will see a secure corridor and bridge built between the two countries, leading directly to the grave of Sikhism s founder Guru Nanak, just four kilometres (two miles) from the Indian border.
Upon completion of the work, scheduled for November 2019, Indian Sikhs will be able to access the site without first having to apply for a Pakistani visa.
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