ISLAMABAD – In a positive news for Islamabad from White House, PresidentTrump has told Indian PM Modi to mend ties with Pakistan.
US President Donald Trump has encouraged Prime Minister Narendra Modi toimprove ties with Pakistan and “fulfil his promise to better the lives ofthe Kashmiri people”, according to the White House.
Trump also spoke with Modi during their bilateral meeting on the margins ofthe UN General Assembly about the need to address barriers to free, fair,and reciprocal trade, according to a readout of the meet from the WhiteHouse.
Interacting with the media before the meeting, Trump had largely ducked aflurry of questions on the Kashmir issue and terrorism emanating fromPakistan and said he believed Modi was capable of handling these issues. Hehad also not made any fresh offer to mediate between India and Pakistan onKashmir – an issue he has brought up several times in recent publiccomments.
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During interactions with the media alongside Modi and Prime Minister ImranKhan on Monday, Trump had side-stepped questions on Pakistan’s role insupporting terrorism against India and instead said Iran should be “at thetop of the list” of terrorist states.
