US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the Trump government closely monitors the situation in South Asia and urged Pakistan and India to de-eskaling when the tension mounted between two neighbors.
Rubio spoke to the Indian Minister of the External Affairs S. Jaishankar on Thursday and emphasized the need for de-espaliation of tension.
He also expressed American support for direct dialogue between the two Asian nations.
In the post on the Social Media Platform X Jaishankar said: “@secrubio toned us tonight. We will appreciate the determination to cooperate with India in the fight against terrorism.”
“She underlined the targeted and measured reaction of India to cross -border terrorism. He will firmly face any attempts to escalate,” Jaishankar added.
Previously on Thursday, Rubio called Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed the evolving situation in the region, according to the press agency PTI quoting Radio Pakistan.
The United States closely monitors the situation in South Asia because they have committed themselves to promoting peace and stability in the region, Rubio said.
“He also emphasized the need for Pakistan and India to work closely to escalation the situation,” he said.
Pakistan and the US agreed to stay in touch, the report added.
Meanwhile Indian Foreign Minister Vikram Misri on media briefing on Thursday said that escalation of Pakistan will be responsible and is
he replied properly.
“The Original Escalation Was by Pakistan on the 22nd of April. We are the Ones Who Are Responding to That Escalation With the Action That Was The Feen Yesterday Morning. And Again, I Woul Non-Military Targets;
Misri also said that the Indian intention was not to escalate matters.
“As I said, we only respond to the original escalations. And our reaction was focused, accurate, controlled and measured. No military targets were selected. Only terrorist infrastructure was hit in Pakistan,” he said.
Pakistan focuses on Jammu with Loituring ammunition
Pakistan increased to his tension with India and on Thursday focused on Jammu with loituring ammunition and Indian weapons of air defense shoot back.
In the Kishtwar division of Jammu, complete outages were forced and sirens are heard around the district.
Blackout was also forced in Akhnoor from Jammu and sirens are heard. Complete outages were forced in Jammu.
India responded to the terrorist attack of Pahalgam through the Sindoor Operation, in which the terrorist infrastructure in Pakitan and the POKK was focused on accurate strikes. India also said that any attack on military installation would cause a suitable response.
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