US says dialogue between India, Pakistan is matter for those two countries

United States Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Tuesday talked about India and Pakistan and said, the talks between India and Pakistan are a matter for those two nations.

Ned Price said, “We have long called for regional stability in South Asia. That’s certainly what we want to see. We want to see it advanced.”

“When it comes to our partnership, our partnerships with India and Pakistan, these are relationships that stand on their own. We do not see these relationships as zero-sum. They stand on their own,” Price added.

“We have long called for regional stability in South Asia, but the pace, the scope, the character of any dialogue between India and Pakistan is a matter for those two countries, India and Pakistan,” Price said.

Meanwhile, to resolve outstanding issues Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for “serious and sincere talks” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.

“My message to the Indian leadership and Prime Minister Modi is that let’s sit down at the table and have serious and sincere talks to resolve our burning points like Kashmir. It is up to us to live peacefully and make progress or quarrel with each other and waste time and resources,” Shehbaz Sharif said.

“We have had three wars with India, and they have only brought more misery, poverty, and unemployment to the people. We have learned our lesson, and we want to live in peace with India, provided we are able to resolve our genuine problems,” Sharif stated.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi reacted on holding talks with PM Modi he said, “We have already said that we have always wanted normal neighborly relations with Pakistan. But there should be a conducive atmosphere that does not have terror, hostility, or violence. That remains our position.”