India shuts down Trump’s claim he was invited to mediate in Kashmir, with government declaring US president not welcome
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India shuts down Trump’s claim he was invited to mediate in Kashmir, with government declaring US president not welcome

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India has rejected Donald Trump's claim that he was invited to mediate in the Kashmir conflict with Pakistan, insisting he was never asked. Trump told reporters on Monday that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi had asked him, during a meeting at last month's G20 summit, if he would like to be a mediator on Kashmir, a territory at the centre of decades of sharp hostility between India and Pakistan. US officials said: "While Kashmir is a bilateral issue for both parties to discuss, the Trump administration welcomes Pakistan and India sitting down and the United States stands ready to assist." Trump offers to mediate Kashmir crisis between India and Pakistan He added that Pakistan must "dismantle the terrorist infrastructure" for any meaningful dialogue with India.

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