The US administration has stated that it is in favour of ‘direct discussion’ on pressing concerns between Pakistan and India.
US supports dialogue between India Pakistan: At the press conference on Wednesday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller stated, “As we have long indicated, we favour direct discussion between India, Pakistan on issues of concern. That has always been our stance.
He was answering a question on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s overture to India for dialogue on bilateral issues if the neighbour was prepared to solve serious issues.
PM Shehbaz reaffirmed his offer of talks to South Asian neighbour with nuclear weapons without mentioning India. At the Pakistan Mineral Summit on August 1 in Islamabad, he stated, “Even with our neighbour, we are ready to talk to them provided that the neighbour is serious to talk serious matters on the table.”
The PM believed that wars were no longer a viable option and that such situation simply increased poverty, unemployment, and resource scarcity.
The spokeswoman for the US State Department also responded to a question regarding a recent comment made by PM Shehbaz regarding the date of the general elections and purported efforts in the nation to disqualify former prime minister Imran Khan.
I notice your smile because I usually get this question from you. I’ll respond by saying what I’ve said numerous times, perhaps more often than I’ve said anything else from the podium: we do not take positions in support of one candidate over another on behalf of the United States in other nations. Miller stated, “We support free, transparent, and fair elections.
Miller urged against using violence while discussing the American response to religious violence in Gurugram, which is close to New Delhi.
“I would say that of – with respect to clashes that obviously we would, as always, urge calm and urge parties to refrain from violent actions,” he said.