Srinagar, April 15 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Ministry of External Affairs should influence western countries to withdraw advisories asking their citizens not to visit Jammu and Kashmir, saying it will be the biggest proof that the situation has changed for the better in the region.
He said his government would be working with the Centre, particularly the MEA, to focus on those countries that have "very firm" travel advisories.
Attending a tourism event in the national capital, Abdullah, who also holds the Tourism portfolio in the Union territory government, said he is increasingly of the view that J&K needs to be repositioned, not as a destination for "volume tourism", but one for "value tourism".
"First, we will...