Ned Price, a spokesman for the US State Department, responded to a media inquiry on the Kashmir problem on Tuesday by saying that while the US favors constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan, the two nations should choose the substance of the talks.
In response to a question regarding recent statements made by Congressman Rahul Gandhi, who stated that the autonomy issue in Kashmir will be his primary concern if his party wins the election, Price stated during a press briefing on Tuesday that the US supports a positive engagement.
Ned Price stated, The United States favors constructive engagement between India and Pakistan; nevertheless, the substance of any discussions is up to the two countries to decide.
Earlier on Monday, in answer to a query addressing the invitation to dialogue made by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and New Delhi’s response to the offer, he said, We have long advocated for South Asia’s region to be stable. We definitely want to see that. We want it to move forward.
Our connections with India and Pakistan stand on their own when it comes to our partnership with them. These connections do not appear to us to be zero-sum. They are self-sufficient, he continued.
To resolve remaining difficulties, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded serious and earnest negotiations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week. After three wars with India, Sharif stated in an interview with Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV that Pakistan had learned its lesson and now desired peace with its neighbor.
Let’s get down at the table and have genuine, sincere conversations to tackle our pressing issues, including Kashmir, is my message to the Indian leadership and Prime Minister Modi. It is up to us whether we coexist quietly and advance or fight and squander time and resources added Sharif.
Three wars have been fought with India, and each one has increased the level of suffering, destitution, and unemployment among the populace. Given that we can solve our genuine issues, we have learned our lesson and wish to live in peace with India Added he.
Price continued by saying that with regards to Russian oil, the US has made a point of not sanctioning it and instead has set a price restriction on it. According to him, the benefit of price caps is that they keep the energy markets resourced while depriving the general public of income.
We have stressed that we purposefully did not sanction Russian oil; instead, its price is capped. We encourage nations to benefit from that even if they haven’t formally agreed to the price cap so they can sometimes buy oil at big discountsD .uring the press conference, a spokesperson for the US State Department remarked.
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