The US supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern. This statement was issued by a senior Biden administration official. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller that the US support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern. Miller's remarks came two days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered to hold talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues.
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00:00 "As we have long said, we support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern.
00:05 That has long been our position."
00:13 The US supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern.
00:19 This statement was issued by a senior Biden administration official.
00:23 State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US supports direct dialogue
00:27 between India and Pakistan on issues of concern.
00:31 Miller's remarks came two days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif offered to hold
00:36 talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues.
00:40 "Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif says that Pakistan is ready to talk to India
00:46 on bilateral problems if India is willing to address serious matters.
00:52 Mr. Sharif said that the two countries can no longer settle disputes through war.
00:56 You always talked about peace and stability in the region.
00:59 What is your message to the leadership of both the countries?"
01:01 "As we have long said, we support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues
01:06 of concern.
01:07 That has long been our position."
01:08 There has been continued strain in ties between India and Pakistan on a number of issues.
01:13 The points of contention include Islamabad's continued support of cross-border terrorism
01:18 and the Kashmir issue.
01:20 India has been maintaining that it wants normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan.
01:24 However, India has been insisting that the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment
01:30 that is free of terror and hostility for such an engagement.
01:34 India has also asserted that J&K was, is and will always be a part of India.
01:42 Bilateral relations between Islamabad and New Delhi have been tense since August 2019
01:46 when India changed the special status of J&K.
01:50 On India's ties with Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S.J.
01:53 Shankar has said that it is not responsible for India to have normal relations with the
01:57 neighbouring country until the policy of cross-border terrorism is abrogated.
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