1 / 9The all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24 is a major step towards the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir's statehood, a report said on June 20.2 / 9Among those invited for the meeting include former J&K chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad.3 / 9According to reports, Modi would be discussing the roadmap for restoring J&K's statehood with the representatives of all political parties to be present at the meeting.4 / 9Discussions, however, have been ruled out on restoring Article 370 - the now-abrogated law which granted J&K special status. The law was struck down on August 5, 2019, and the erstwhile state was bifurcated into the two union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.5 / 9J&K's main regional parties, National Conference (NC) and People's Democratic Party (PDP), along with some of the smaller outfits, had last year formed an amalgam - the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) - which seeks the restoration of Article 370.6 / 9The PAGD leaders have, however, indicated that they may hold talks with the Centre even if the discussion on Article 370 is not on the charts for now.7 / 9A formal decision to attend the June 24 meeting was yet to be announced by the NC and PDP leadership.8 / 9A party meeting was called by Mehbooba Mufti, the PDP chief, earlier in the day to finalise their response to the Centre's invite.9 / 9The NC leadership is also expected to issue a final call by June 21 on whether Farooq Abdullah would be attending the meeting called by the prime minister.