US President Donald Trump called on Wednesday India and Pakistan to stop hostilities “now”, while the two nuclear powers have been engaged in their most serious military confrontation in two decades.
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“I know them both very well and I want to see them get along. I want them to stop. And I hope they can stop now, “he said in the oval office, questioned about the clashes between the two neighboring countries.
“They went blow for blow, so I hope they can stop now,” insisted the American president, stressing that “if I can do anything to help, I will be there”.
-He had already said on Tuesday hoping that clashes between India and Pakistan “stop very quickly”.
India and Pakistan bombed violently on Wednesday, killing at least 31 on the Pakistani side and 12 Indian side.
Since shooters have shot 26 people in Pahalgam, Indian cashmere on April 22, the fire was rushing between the two countries, rivals since their score in 1947.
American diplomacy Marco Rubio spoke on Tuesday evening with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts, calling them to dialogue to “defuse” the situation, the White House said.
The Secretary of State “encourages India and Pakistan to reopen a discussion channel between their leaders in order to defuse the situation and avoid a new escalation,” said Brian Hughes, spokesperson for the National Security Council of the White House, of which Marco Rubio has recently become an acting chief.
The April 22 attack was not claimed, but New Delhi questioned Islamabad, who categorically denied it.
