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Allow UN observers into Kashmir: Finnish Minister
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- Finland Minister PekkaHaavistohas asked India to allow UN observers and Delhi-based diplomats to travel to the Union Territory and assess the situation there.
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- Finland’s Foreign Minister PekkaHaavisto, who held meetings in New Delhi with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, said he had raised “concerns” over the situation in Jammu & Kashmir, including about “human rights, freedom of speech and the detention of politicians”.
- Finland holds the EU Council Presidency at present, which is a rotating position, and Mr. Haavisto discussed the resumption of the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA or FTA) between the EU and India with Ms. Sitharaman
Source
The Hindu