BIARRTIZ (News Pulse) US President Donald Trump while refraining from repeating his offer to mediate between both countries (India and Pakistan) over Kashmir said that both countries can resolve differences bilaterally.
In a joint media interaction with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump said that he was confident that India and Pakistan would resolve issues bilaterally, in a reversal from his earlier stated position.
“We already spoke about Kashmir issue at the G7 Summit dinner. The Indian prime minister (Modi) said that he has it under control. They speak to Pakistan and I am sure that they will be able to do something that will be very good.” Trump said this when asked if he had discussed the Kashmir issue with PM Modi.
“I’m here. I have a good relations with both. If there’s any reason, but I think that they can do it themselves. They’ve been doing it for a long time,” Trump said.
The US president offered no comment on India’s decision to scrap autonomy in the state of occupied Jammu and Kashmir where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has imposed severe restrictions on movement and communications since Aug 5.