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Qureshi is on the final leg of his tri-state visit aimed at diffusing US-Iran tensions, as instructed by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
"The increased polarisation within Hong Kong society underscores the need for a broad-based and sincere dialogue between the government, protestors, and citizenry writ large," it added.
US State Dept. spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said, "We are closely following the events in the state of Jammu and Kashmir".
"The secretary is confident he has reiterated this that any sort of trade negotiations that we have, any issues can be worked through because of the friendship between our two countries," spokesperson added.
The peaceful demonstration by hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers a day earlier clearly shows the public’s opposition to the proposed amendments.
