Indian govt conveys its willingness to sign Kartarpur Corridor agreement tomorrow.

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD -- The Indian government has conveyed its willingness to sign the Kartarpur Corridor agreement tomorrow (Wednesday) - three weeks ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Sahib.

In a statement on Monday, India's Ministry of External Affairs said New Delhi took initiatives to 'put in place the state of art infrastructure' and open the corridor for Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.

'In view of the long pending demand of the pilgrims to have visa free access to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib ... [the Indian] Government has today conveyed that we would be ready to sign the Agreement on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on 23 October 2019,' read the statement.

New Delhi has, however, maintained its reservations over the $20 per pilgrim fee proposed by Pakistan. '[The Indian] Government has consistently urged Pakistan that in deference to the wishes of the pilgrims, it should not levy such a fee,' read the MEA statement.

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