A five-member delegation led by former external affairs minister, Yashwant Sinha Tuesday called on Hurriyat conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at his Nigeen residence, a day after Mirwaiz was released from sub jail Cheshmashahi.
Soon after meeting Syed Ali Geelani Geelani, the delegation went straight to Nigeen to meet Mirwaiz, sources said.
The delegation is on a three-day visit to the valley.
The delegation is scheduled to meet separatist leaders, traders and civil society members to break the ice between separatist groups and New Delhi and pave way for dialogue, sources said.
The delegation led by Sinha comprises former Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities and the first Chief Information Commissioner of India, Wajahat Habibullah, former Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak, veteran journalist Bharat Bhushan and Executive Director of the Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation Sushobha Barve.