Welcome Meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif: US
Author yuvamind
WASHINGTON: Today US welcomed a meeting which is scheduled between PM Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Sharif in Russia, saying the tension between the two South Asian neighbours is not in anyone’s interest.
Yesterday, Reporters asked to State Department Spokesperson John Kirby about the meeting between the two leaders in Ufa ,Kirby said "We welcome the (upcoming) meeting between Indian and Pakistani leaders there on the sidelines of this conference”and "We also welcome any steps that both countries can take to try to reduce the tensions. That ' s been our longstanding position,".
Kirby in response to the question 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,".
Kirby added a sentence that both the leaders want peace as well as US too wants the same.
He said "There ' s an awful lot of kids living in that part of the world who I think everybody want 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 Modi and Mr Sharif will have a bilateral meeting in Ufa today on sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and are expected to discuss the status of the bilateral ties and the future direction.