The world fears the escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan. US: ‘We talked on both sides’
Calls for peace and restraint addressed to India and Pakistan arrive from around the world after conflicts broke out between these two nuclear forces due to a dispute caused by a deadly attack in the Indian Kashmir in April, the world’s news agency reports on Wednesday.
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India attacked Pakistan
India announced on Tuesday that she had started ‘Sydoor surgery’, shooting ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in the Pakistan area and « occupied Jammu and Kashmir ». Indians claim that the offensive is a response to the « barbaric terrorist attack » in Pahalgam. Pakistani Islamists then killed at least 26 tourists in the Indian Kashmir.
Pakistani security cabinet has declared night Indian missile attacks on his territory by war and approved the country’s army to return, the Prime Minister’s office said on Wednesday.
Pakistan later announced that at least 26 civilians were killed in the attacks and wounded 46. Islamabad retaliated with artillery fire over a line of demarcation in Kashmir, killing at least three Indians, France Presse reports. The figure is later, he wrote Bbcgrown to 10 dead on the Indian side ..
Beijing and London expressed their willingness to diplomatically intervene to calm the situation, and Washington, Paris and Moscow called for a diplomatic solution and restraint, reports.
China, which also holds one part of Kashmir, has regretted escalating.
« India and Pakistan are neighbors who cannot be separated, » the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized. He urged India to be a priority for her peace and stability and to avoid steps that would further complicate the situation. He added that China was ready to play a constructive role in calming the situation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio talked to colleagues from both countries after the attack. He invited them to calm the situation and establish communication between the two leaders, revealed a spokesman for the US National Security Council.
British trade minister Jonathan Reynolds He sent a message to the BBC that « both countries are friends and partners » and that London is ready to support them.
The British Foreign Ministry advised their citizens not to travel near the border between the two countries.
French diplomacy chief Jean-Noel Barrot TF1 TV said that « the confrontation between India and Pakistan is in no interest. »
He added that he spoke with colleagues from both countries and that France understands the desire of India to protect against terrorism.
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