Trump ready to mediate Kashmir issue between Pakistan & India: US State Dept
WASHINGTON ( WEB NEWS )
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce while briefing the media in Washington on Tuesday said that the United States supports the ongoing ceasefire between Pakistan and India.
Tammy Bruce said that State Department officials, including Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, met with the Pakistani parliamentary delegation during their visit last week. She reiterated US support for the ongoing ceasefire between Pakistan and India.
She said that Pakistani parliamentary delegation and State Department officials also discussed important bilateral relationship issues, including counterterrorism cooperation.
Replying to a question regarding President Trump offer to mediate on the issue of Indian-held Kashmir, State Department spokesperson said that we all recognize that President Trump in each step that he takes, it’s made to solve generational differences between countries, generational war.
She said that it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he’d want to manage something like that [mediate on the issue of Indian-held Kashmir]. She said that he has been the only one to bring certain people to the table to have conversations that nobody thought was possible.
The United States confirmed President Donald Trump’s willingness to mediate on Kashmir between Pakistan and India following the ceasefire. Tammy Bruce stated President Trump in each step that he takes, it’s made to solve generational differences between countries.
She further said that a Pakistani parliamentary delegation, led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, met last week with senior State Department officials, including Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker. The discussions focused on key aspects of Pak-U.S. bilateral relations, particularly counterterrorism cooperation.