Ambassador of Switzerland in India Linus Von Castelmur today called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and discussed various matters of mutual interest with him.
Matters pertaining to tourism development initiatives put in place by the state government to rope in high-end tourists from across the globe came up for discussion in the meeting here this evening, a government spokesman said.
The Chief Minister apprised the visiting envoy about huge tourist potential of Jammu and Kashmir and its diversity in three different regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, he said.
"Matters relating to general development of the state and welfare of people also came up during the meeting," the spokesman said, adding that the ambassador who is accompanied by his wife Francoise Gardies met state Chief Secretary M I Khhanday earlier in the afternoon and discussed various matters with him.
