US President hopes for early end to clash after missile strikes by Indian armed forces in PoK

US President Donald Trump on 6 May hoped that the clash between India and Pakistan would end quickly.

Soon after India announced that it had conducted military strikes on nine sites in Pakistan in retaliation to the deadly terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Trump told reporters, “We just heard about it (Indian military strike on Pakistan). I guess we knew something was going to happen based on little bit of the past. They've been fighting for a long time. You know, they've been fighting for many, many decades.”

“I just hope it ends quickly,” Trump said when asked if he had any message for the two countries.

Soon after the precision attack, National Security Advisor Ajit K Doval spoke over phone with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is the acting US National Security Advisor.

“Shortly after the strikes, NSA Shri Ajit Doval spoke with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken,” the Indian Embassy in Washington said in a statement.

“India has credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors and other evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack,” the Indian Embassy said.

Rubio also spoke with Pakistani National Security Advisor Asim Malik.

Rubio said he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely and hopes this “ends quickly”.

“I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely. I echo @POTUS's comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution,” Rubio said in a post on X.

Courtesy: 5wh.com/PTI