UNSG terms his Kartarpur visit ‘A welcome symbol of interfaith harmony’

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United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres, who is in Pakistan on a four-day visit, visited the Kartarpur Corridor on Tuesday said that this is a welcome symbol of interfaith harmony . In a tweet after the visit, the UN chief said: “I was honoured to visit Pakistan’s newly opened Kartarpur Corridor – a corridor of hope, connecting two key Sikh pilgrimage sites.”

“This is a welcome symbol of interfaith harmony.”

During his visit, the UN Secretary General also met with various Sikh leaders and shared a meal with them, who were already present at the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahab. He also laid floral wreath at the grave of Baba Guru Nanak.

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