WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to mediate between Pakistan and India to help end the hostilities amid fears of a wider regional conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Speaking at the White House, Trump expressed concern over the situation and offered to mediate, stating, “We get along with both countries very well, good relationships with both, and I want to see it stop. And if I can do anything to help, I will be there.”Trump called on Pakistan and India to halt their fighting, the worst violence between the nuclear-armed countries in two decades.Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, in an interview on Wednesday, warned that if tensions escalate further, there was a real danger of nuclear war. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in his conversation with the national security advisors of both India and Pakistan, urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation. A post on X by the US Department of State said, “Earlier this afternoon, Rubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.” Meanwhile, US Congressman Brad Sherman in a post on X stated: “As Secretary Rubio has urged both India and Pakistan, we must avoid armed conflict and escalation.
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