Washington: The US has welcomed the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia today, saying the tension between the two South Asian neighbours is not in anyone's interest.
"We welcome the (upcoming) meeting between Indian and Pakistani leaders there on the sidelines of this conference," State Department Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Thursday at his daily news conference when asked about the meeting between the two leaders in Ufa.
"We also welcome any steps that both countries can take to try to reduce the tensions. That's been our longstanding position," Mr Kirby said.
"We want to see the tensions reduced, and we want to see these issues resolved bilaterally between the two countries. It's in nobody's interest for the tensions to rise and to increase, and for the tensions in the region to become less stable in many ways than they already are," he said.
Responding to a question, Mr Kirby said both the leaders want peace; and that's certainly what the US wants as well.
"There's an awful lot of kids living in that part of the world who I think everybody wants to make sure they have a better future. I think that's what we would hope the leaders in both countries are also trying to pursue. But these are issues that we want to see them solve bilaterally," Mr Kirby said.
Mr Modi and Mr Sharif today held a bilateral meeting in Ufa on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and likely discussed the status of the bilateral ties and the future direction.
"We welcome the (upcoming) meeting between Indian and Pakistani leaders there on the sidelines of this conference," State Department Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Thursday at his daily news conference when asked about the meeting between the two leaders in Ufa.
"We also welcome any steps that both countries can take to try to reduce the tensions. That's been our longstanding position," Mr Kirby said.
Responding to a question, Mr Kirby said both the leaders want peace; and that's certainly what the US wants as well.
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Mr Modi and Mr Sharif today held a bilateral meeting in Ufa on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and likely discussed the status of the bilateral ties and the future direction.
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