British Foreign Secretary William Hague raises 2002 riots with Sushma

July 12, 2014 12:00

British Foreign Secretary William Hague met with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. During the course of their meeting, The Hindu reports that Hague took up the issue of 2002 Gujarat riots. He is the first foreign dignitary to raise the issue since the National Democratic Alliance government was sworn in. Hague raised the issue owing to the death of three UK nationals during the violence. Swaraj is understood to "have explained that the judicial processes in the country would take their own course".

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