SRINAGAR, Jan. 9 -- As envoys from 15 nations, including the US arrived here on a 'fact finding mission' ambassadors from European countries have rejected New Delhi's invitation for a two-day Kashmir visit, seeking instead the "freedom to meet the people unescorted", media reports said on Wednesday.

Envoys from 15 countries visiting Srinagar from Thursday is the first by New Delhi-based diplomats since BJP led government revoked the special status of Kashmir and imposed a harsh crackdown in August 2019.

According to NDTV, European diplomats said they didn't want a "guided tour" and "would visit later and meet the people they want to meet".

Quoting diplomatic sources, The Hindu reported that diplomats from EU had decided not to accept t...