New York:
US President Donald Trump wants to see the conflict between India and Pakistan de-escalating “as quickly as possible”, the White House said on Friday.
The comments of the press secretary Karoline Leavitt of the White House came as military action between India and Pakistan intensified after the strike of India at nine terrorist places in Pakistan and Pakistan usage Kashmir (POK) under 'Operation Sindoor' beginning Wednesday. The strike of India was a powerful retribution of the Pahalgam massacre on April 22, in which 26 people, mainly tourists, were killed.
“The president has stated that he wants to see this de-escalate as quickly as possible. He understands that these are two countries that have been at odds for decades, long before President Trump was here in the Oval Office,” Leavitt said.
“This is something that the State Secretary and, of course, now that our national security adviser, Marco Rubio, has been very involved,” Leavitt added.
She responded to a question about the American efforts to mediate or to have an impact on the conflict between India and Pakistan.
She said that Trump has “good relationships” with the leaders of both countries, and Rubio has been in “Constant communication with the leaders of both countries and tries to put this conflict to an end.”
On Thursday, the American State Secretary Rubio spoke separately with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with emphasis on the need for de-escalation and repeated his calls for Pakistan to take concrete steps to end all support for terrorist groups.
During his phone call, S Jaishankar brought to Rubio that India will firmly prevent Pakistan's attempts to escalate the situation.
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