NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: (Apr 30) Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the US has called on both countries “not to escalate” the conflict. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak to their foreign ministers “as early as today or tomorrow”.
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce at a press briefing on Tuesday said that Washington is reaching out to both India and Pakistan “regarding the Kashmir situation” and telling “them not to escalate the situation.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio “expects to speak with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India as early as today or tomorrow. He is encouraging other national leaders and foreign ministers to reach out to the countries on this issue,” Bruce said. PTI
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