NEW DELHI – Saudi Arabia foreign minister for state Adel al-Jubeir made asix-hour-long visit to New Delhi on Monday.
He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also spoke on the phone withTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Arab Emirate’s crownprince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, people familiar with thesedevelopments said.
The flurry of contacts sparked speculation about influential players in theIslamic world interceding between Pakistan and New Delhi to reduce tensionsfollowing the Pulwama attack.
There were no discussions on possible mediation in the contacts on Monday,officials said.
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External affairs ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar had said on Saturdaythere has been “no offer of mediation from any country”, including SaudiArabia.
Official statements on the contacts said the Indian leadership had –without naming Pakistan – emphasised the importance of immediate,irreversible and verifiable action against terrorism.
