US favours India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve issues
Washington, Aug 20: Reiterating once again that its Kashmir policy remains unchanged, the United States has said Pakistan and India can work through any issues through dialogue and it encouraged them to do so.
The
US
"certainly
continued
to
encourage
further
dialogue"
between
the
two
nighbours,
State
Department
spokesperson
Jen
Psaki
told
reporters
Monday
when
asked
to
comment
on
a
speech
by
Pakistan
Prime
Minister
Nawaz
Sharif
underlining
the
importance
of
maintaining
peace
in
South
Asia.
The spokesperson said she had not seen the Sharif speech. But "our position remains the same that we believe that Pakistan and India can work through any issues through dialogue, and we encourage that to, of course, continue."
"And our policy on Kashmir has not changed," Psaki said when told that Sharif had also described Kashmir as "a vital outstanding dispute which must be resolved."
"We still believe that the pace, scope, and character of India and Pakistan's dialogue is for those two countries to determine," she said adding, "We certainly continue to encourage further dialogue" between the two nations.
IANS