After US President Donald Trump offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the US department of state, called the US president a "peacemaker" and underlined the importance of peace in the region.
Pigott said the United States was pleased with the ongoing ceasefire between the two countries and said that the main objective was to promote direct talks between India and Pakistan.
During a press briefing, Pigott said, "What we are happy to see is a ceasefire. We want to encourage and see direct talks between the parties. Taking a step back, the President is a peacemaker, and we celebrate the advancement of peace. We hope the ceasefire will be maintained."
Earlier, on Sunday, US President Trump welcomed the end of hostilities between the two nations. He mentioned that many lives could have been lost if peace had not been achieved, referring to the risk of a nuclear conflict.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "I am very proud of the strong and unwaveringly powerful leadership of India and Pakistan for having the strength, wisdom, and fortitude to fully know and understand that it was time to stop the current aggression that could have led to the death and destruction of so many, and so much. Millions of good and innocent people could have died! Your legacy is greatly enhanced by your brave actions."
Trump also said that the US had played a role in helping the two sides reach peace and repeated his willingness to mediate on the Kashmir issue.
"I am proud that the USA was able to help you arrive at this historic and heroic decision. While not even discussed, I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great Nations. Additionally, I will work with you both to see if, after a 'thousand years,' a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir. God Bless the leadership of India and Pakistan on a job well done!!!"
India has consistently rejected any outside involvement in the Kashmir issue. India has always opposed third-party involvement in the Kashmir issue. For New Delhi, it is a domestic and bilateral matter, to be addressed—if necessary—only in direct talks with Islamabad. This stance is supported by the 1972 Shimla Agreement and the 1999 Lahore Declaration. Any suggestion of external participation, particularly from a major power like the United States, is seen as interfering with India's strategic independence.
External affais minister S Jaishankar also said on Thursday that India's relations and dealings with Pakistan will be "strictly bilateral."
"To me things are fairly clear. So, let me take this opportunity to spell out our position. One, where Pakistan is concerned, our relations, our dealings with them will be bilateral, and strictly bilateral."
"That is a national consensus for many years, and there is absolutely no change in that consensus that dealings with Pakistan will be bilateral," Jaishankar said.
Pigott said the United States was pleased with the ongoing ceasefire between the two countries and said that the main objective was to promote direct talks between India and Pakistan.
During a press briefing, Pigott said, "What we are happy to see is a ceasefire. We want to encourage and see direct talks between the parties. Taking a step back, the President is a peacemaker, and we celebrate the advancement of peace. We hope the ceasefire will be maintained."
#WATCH | On President Trump willing to mediate between India and Pakistan to solve the Kashmir dispute, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State, Tommy Pigott says, "... What we are happy to see is a ceasefire. We want to encourage and see direct talks between… pic.twitter.com/tJwIr8hpSj
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Earlier, on Sunday, US President Trump welcomed the end of hostilities between the two nations. He mentioned that many lives could have been lost if peace had not been achieved, referring to the risk of a nuclear conflict.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "I am very proud of the strong and unwaveringly powerful leadership of India and Pakistan for having the strength, wisdom, and fortitude to fully know and understand that it was time to stop the current aggression that could have led to the death and destruction of so many, and so much. Millions of good and innocent people could have died! Your legacy is greatly enhanced by your brave actions."
Trump also said that the US had played a role in helping the two sides reach peace and repeated his willingness to mediate on the Kashmir issue.
"I am proud that the USA was able to help you arrive at this historic and heroic decision. While not even discussed, I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great Nations. Additionally, I will work with you both to see if, after a 'thousand years,' a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir. God Bless the leadership of India and Pakistan on a job well done!!!"
India has consistently rejected any outside involvement in the Kashmir issue. India has always opposed third-party involvement in the Kashmir issue. For New Delhi, it is a domestic and bilateral matter, to be addressed—if necessary—only in direct talks with Islamabad. This stance is supported by the 1972 Shimla Agreement and the 1999 Lahore Declaration. Any suggestion of external participation, particularly from a major power like the United States, is seen as interfering with India's strategic independence.
External affais minister S Jaishankar also said on Thursday that India's relations and dealings with Pakistan will be "strictly bilateral."
"To me things are fairly clear. So, let me take this opportunity to spell out our position. One, where Pakistan is concerned, our relations, our dealings with them will be bilateral, and strictly bilateral."
"That is a national consensus for many years, and there is absolutely no change in that consensus that dealings with Pakistan will be bilateral," Jaishankar said.
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