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- State Department says US president has taken steps to resolve 鈥榞enerational conflicts鈥� across the world
- It also confirms meetings of a Pakistani parliamentary delegation with officials in Washington recently
ISLAMABAD: The United States on Tuesday said President Donald Trump would like to mediate between India and Pakistan over the decades-old Kashmir dispute, describing such a move as consistent with his desire to resolve 鈥済enerational鈥� conflicts around the world.
The comment follows a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, announced by the US president on May 10 after a brief but intense military standoff involving fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery fire.
While tensions have eased, longstanding issues remain unresolved.
The US informed last month after the ceasefire announcement both India and Pakistan had agreed to meet at a neutral venue to address their differences, though New Delhi has so far publicly ruled out bilateral talks with Islamabad.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 speak to what鈥檚 on the mind or the plans of the President,鈥� said State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce in response to a question about the American president鈥檚 offer to mediate after the ceasefire.
鈥淲hat I do know is that I think we all recognize that President Trump in each step that he takes, it鈥檚 made to solve generational differences between countries, generational war,鈥� she continued. 鈥淪o it doesn鈥檛 鈥� it shouldn鈥檛 surprise anyone that he鈥檇 want to manage something like that.鈥�
Bruce maintained Trump had the ability to bring enemies 鈥渢o the table to have conversations that nobody thought was possible.鈥�
She added that she hoped 鈥渟omething like that鈥� could be resolved during the current American administration鈥檚 term in office, referring to the Kashmir dispute.
In a related development, the State Department spokesperson confirmed a Pakistani parliamentary delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met last week with senior State Department officials, including Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker.
While she did not reveal details of the discussions, Bruce said the talks covered counterterrorism cooperation and US support for the India-Pakistan ceasefire.
The Pakistani delegation is currently visiting key global capitals to present Islamabad鈥檚 perspective on the limited war with India while lobbying the international community to press India to return to dialogue over Kashmir and other issues.