WASHINGTON: US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham spoke with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi about India’s move to strip occupied Kashmir of its special status and the deteriorating tensions in the disputed valley.
“Just spoke with the Pakistani Foreign Minister about the growing crisis in Kashmir. India’s decision to change the status quo must be addressed before it leads to a further escalation of tensions,” Graham posted on Twitter late Wednesday night.
The senator expressed hope the US government would play its role in helping the arch-enemies to find a middle ground.
“Hope the Trump Administration will provide assistance to both Pakistan and India to find a way to deescalate the current crisis. The last thing the region and the world needs is further military confrontations between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.”
Hope the Trump Administration will provide assistance to both Pakistan and India to find a way to deescalate the current crisis. The last thing the region and the world needs is further military confrontations between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 7, 2019
The tweets came hours after a high-profile meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, decided to downgrade diplomatic ties with India, in response to New Delhi’s move to annex occupied Kashmir.
The US Department of State, earlier in a press release, said it would continue to support “direct dialogue between India and Pakistan” on Kashmir and other disputes.
