President donald trump of the united states wants the situation between india and pakistan to de-escalate "as quickly as possible," the white house announced Friday. Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary for the white house, made the comments as tensions between india and pakistan increased during India's 'Operation Sindoor' raids on nine terror facilities in pakistan and Pakistan-occupied kashmir (PoK) early on Wednesday.
The attacks were a response to the pahalgam massacre on april 22, which killed 26 people, primarily tourists.
"The president has stated that he hopes this situation can be defused as soon as possible. "He recognizes that these two nations have been at odds for many years, even before President trump was in the white house," Leavitt stated.
"This is something that the Secretary of State and, of course, now our national security advisor as well, Marco Rubio, has been very much involved in," she stated.
Trump has 'good relationships' with india, Pakistan: White House
White house press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that President trump "has good relationships" with the leaders of both countries in response to a question about US efforts to mediate the growing conflict between india and Pakistan.
In an effort to resolve the situation, Marco Rubio has been in "continuous communication with the leaders of both countries," she continued.
In separate talks with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and External Affairs minister S jaishankar on Thursday, US Secretary of State Rubio emphasized the urgent need for de-escalation and restated his demand that pakistan take decisive, verifiable action to stop providing any kind of support to terrorist organizations.
Jaishankar reiterated India's commitment to protecting its national security during his call with Rubio, stating unequivocally that india would forcefully fight any attempts by pakistan to exacerbate tensions.
Vikram Misri, the foreign secretary, denounced pakistan on friday for deliberately targeting places of worship, calling it a new low for the nation.
The attacks were a response to the pahalgam massacre on april 22, which killed 26 people, primarily tourists.
"The president has stated that he hopes this situation can be defused as soon as possible. "He recognizes that these two nations have been at odds for many years, even before President trump was in the white house," Leavitt stated.
"This is something that the Secretary of State and, of course, now our national security advisor as well, Marco Rubio, has been very much involved in," she stated.
Trump has 'good relationships' with india, Pakistan: White House
White house press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that President trump "has good relationships" with the leaders of both countries in response to a question about US efforts to mediate the growing conflict between india and Pakistan.
In an effort to resolve the situation, Marco Rubio has been in "continuous communication with the leaders of both countries," she continued.
In separate talks with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and External Affairs minister S jaishankar on Thursday, US Secretary of State Rubio emphasized the urgent need for de-escalation and restated his demand that pakistan take decisive, verifiable action to stop providing any kind of support to terrorist organizations.
Jaishankar reiterated India's commitment to protecting its national security during his call with Rubio, stating unequivocally that india would forcefully fight any attempts by pakistan to exacerbate tensions.
Vikram Misri, the foreign secretary, denounced pakistan on friday for deliberately targeting places of worship, calling it a new low for the nation.
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