US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed concern over the escalating situation between India and Pakistan and said that he would offer any possible help to de-escalate tensions along the India-Pakistan border.
Referring to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Trump said both India and Pakistan should work to resolve the crisis peacefully.
“Oh, it’s so terrible! My position is I get along with both. I know both very well, and I want to see them work it out. I want to see them stop, and hopefully, they can stop now. They’ve gone tit for tat, so hopefully, they can stop now. But we get along with both countries very well—good relationships with both. And I want to see it stop,” he said.
“And if I can do anything to help, I will—I will be there,” Trump added.
Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was closely monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan following Indian missile strikes on multiple sites in Pakistan.
In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Rubio said, “I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely. I echo President Trump’s comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly, and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution.”
His remarks echoed President Trump’s earlier comments acknowledging the reports of Indian strikes and expressing hope that tensions would swiftly de-escalate.
“We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval [Office]. Just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They’ve been fighting for a long time. They’ve been fighting for many, many decades—and centuries, actually, if you think about it. I hope it ends very quickly,” Trump had said.
(ANI)