Kerry called up Sushma to convey condolences over Uri attack
New Delhi, Sep 29: US Secretary of State John Kerry earlier this week called up External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and conveyed his condolences for those killed in the Uri terror attack and "offered full cooperation", sources said on Thursday.
Kerry called up Sushma Swaraj on September 27 in New York and welcomed her to the US as she had gone there to address the UN General Assembly.
Kerry "conveyed his condolences on the Uri terrorist attack, offered full cooperation, and complimented India for its decision to ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement," according to sources.
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India,
Pak
spar:
Surgical
strike
or
cross-border
firing?
The
September
18
terror
attack
on
an
Indian
Army
camp
in
Uri
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir
left
18
Indian
soldiers
dead.
The
attack
has
led
to
a
marked
downslide
in
bilateral
relations.
IANS