US President Donald Trump Wednesday said he wants to see India and Pakistan stop the ongoing tension. "It's so terrible. My position is that I get along with both. I know both very well and I want to see them work it out. I want to see them stop. Hopefully, they can stop now as they have gone tit-for-tat. So hopefully they can stop now."
"If I can do anything to help, I will be there," Trump said.
Donald Trump's fresh reaction came a day after India launched Operation Sindoor targeting nine terrorist bases inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in a tri-service operation. Donald Trump was one of the first world leaders to react to the operation. “We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval ... They've been fighting for a long time. ... I just hope it ends very quickly," Trump said earlier. "I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past," Trump said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement saying that the US was monitoring the situation. Rubio was briefed by Indian NSA Ajit Doval soon after the operation was launched. The White House later said Rubio spoke with his counterparts from India and Pakistan, encouraging both sides to engage in discussions to settle an escalating military confrontation. "He is encouraging India and Pakistan to re-open a channel between their leadership to defuse the situation and prevent further escalation," said US National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes in a statement.
The US Mission Wednesday issued a travel advisory for Pakistan advising the US citizens to not travel to Pakistan "We are aware of reports of military strikes by India into Pakistan. This remains an evolving situation, and we are closely monitoring developments. US citizens are reminded of the "Do Not Travel" advisory for areas in the vicinity of the India-Pakistan border and the Line of Control due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict, and the US Department of State's "Reconsider Travel" advisory for Pakistan generally," it said.
"If I can do anything to help, I will be there," Trump said.
Donald Trump's fresh reaction came a day after India launched Operation Sindoor targeting nine terrorist bases inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in a tri-service operation. Donald Trump was one of the first world leaders to react to the operation. “We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval ... They've been fighting for a long time. ... I just hope it ends very quickly," Trump said earlier. "I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past," Trump said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement saying that the US was monitoring the situation. Rubio was briefed by Indian NSA Ajit Doval soon after the operation was launched. The White House later said Rubio spoke with his counterparts from India and Pakistan, encouraging both sides to engage in discussions to settle an escalating military confrontation. "He is encouraging India and Pakistan to re-open a channel between their leadership to defuse the situation and prevent further escalation," said US National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes in a statement.
The US Mission Wednesday issued a travel advisory for Pakistan advising the US citizens to not travel to Pakistan "We are aware of reports of military strikes by India into Pakistan. This remains an evolving situation, and we are closely monitoring developments. US citizens are reminded of the "Do Not Travel" advisory for areas in the vicinity of the India-Pakistan border and the Line of Control due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict, and the US Department of State's "Reconsider Travel" advisory for Pakistan generally," it said.
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