US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urges his Indian and Pakistani counterparts not to escalate the situation as tensions soar between the two nations.
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00:00The Secretary also gave me a note about that as well, sir.
00:05So we are reaching out regarding the Kashmir situation, India and Pakistan, that he said
00:10we are reaching out to both parties and telling, of course, them to not escalate the situation.
00:16The Secretary expects to speak with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India as early as
00:22today or tomorrow.
00:24He is encouraging other national leaders, other foreign ministers, to also reach out
00:29to the countries on this issue.
00:32So it is, again, as I've noted, every day action is being taken.
00:36In this case, the Secretary speaking directly to his counterparts in India and Pakistan,
00:43and we expect certainly the impact he's usually had with the individuals he's spoken with,
00:49and certainly with President Trump's leadership, India and Pakistan, having those conversations,
00:56it's very important for them.