The External affairs minister S Jaishankar who met US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo in Thailand tweeted, "Have conveyed to American counterpart Sec Pompeo this morning in clear terms that any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally".
Even as US President raked up Kashmir for the 2nd time in 10 days, New Delhi has again dismissed any American mediation on Kashmir.
The External affairs minister S Jaishankar who met US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo in Thailand tweeted, "Have conveyed to American counterpart Sec Pompeo this morning in clear terms that any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally".
The US President Donald Trump in response to a question said, "It’s really up to Prime Minister Modi (to accept the offer of mediation). I think they are fantastic people — Khan and Modi — I mean. I would imagine they could get along very well, but if they wanted somebody to intervene, to help them. And I spoke with Pakistan about that and I spoke frankly in India about it."
Adding, "If I can, if they wanted me to, I would certainly intervene."
Last month, US President Donald Trump, while sitting next to Pakistani PM Imran Khan in White House said PM Modi had called for mediation on Kashmir during Trump-Modi bilateral on the sidelines of Osaka G20 summit.
This was dismissed by the Indian side with EAM Jaishankar speaking in the Parliament saying all bilateral issues between India and Pakistan are governed by Shimla and Lahore agreements under which no 3rd party mediation will be allowed.
The state department readout of Pompeo-Jaishankar made no mention of discussion on Trump's Kashmir comments and said, "The two discussed shared commitment to upholding the rule of law, freedom of navigation, and democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region" with the US Secretary reaffirming the "positive trajectory of the U.S.-India strategic partnership."
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