US calls for bilateral dialogue between Pakistan and India
Statement comes in the back drop of PM Shehbaz's statement for solution of outstanding issues between two countries through talks
Washington: The US supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern, a senior Biden administration official has said.
There has been continued strain in ties between India and Pakistan on a number of issues including Islamabad’s continued support to cross-border terrorism and the Kashmir issue.
“As we have long said, we support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern. That has long been our position,” State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Wednesday at his daily news conference.
Miller’s remarks came two days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered to hold talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues.
