Massive : Sergio Gor, US Ambassador To India Meets Jammu And Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Who Termed Meeting A Good One

“I am here, visiting for the first time. It is an incredibly beautiful place. I am thrilled to be here, thrilled to see this place. We just had a very good meeting. We have some follow-ups, so we hope to take back to Washington, back to Delhi. But a very warm, a very cordial and we look forward to building this relationship forward.”

Very much enjoyed meeting Hon. Chief Minister @OmarAbdullah https://t.co/MPZqI4iR0K

— Ambassador Sergio Gor (@USAmbIndia) August 19, 2026

Gor arrived in Srinagar earlier in the day for a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

It was a pleasure to receive @USAmbIndia Sergio Gor in Srinagar today. We had a very good conversation about the possibilities that exist to widen & deepen the engagement between J&K & the United States of America, particularly in areas like tourism, horticulture & the new… pic.twitter.com/VsJdJSbzJg

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 19, 2026

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he will discuss the situation in the region with Sergio Gor, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington’s representative, saying only the central government can resolve those issues.

After meeting with US Ambassador to India, Omar Abdullah said , “It was a very good meeting. We had an opportunity to discuss the relations between our two countries but with specific focus on what the US can do with J&K.

“There are obviously certain legacy issues that over time we will be working to resolve but we look forward to taking this conversation further. This is a conversation that will take place both between Ambassador Gor and Washington, and between me and the Govt of India in New Delhi. But we are very hopeful and optimistic that the engagement between the US and J&K will both widen and deepen in the years ahead.”