{"id":10082,"date":"2025-06-11T12:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/?p=10082"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:03:21","slug":"trump-willing-to-work-on-kashmir-issue-confirms-us-state-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asiafreepress.com\/en\/asia\/trump-willing-to-work-on-kashmir-issue-confirms-us-state-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump willing to work on Kashmir issue, confirms US State Dept"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Department of State on Wednesday reiterated US President Donald Trump\u2019s resolve to work on the Kashmir dispute, saying each step that he takes \u201cis made to solve generational differences between countries\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Trump had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1910785\/fo-reiterates-support-for-trump-offer-to-resolve-kashmir-issue\">offered<\/a>&nbsp;to work on the Kashmir issue after he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1914608\">brokered<\/a>&nbsp;a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after the two nations\u2019 most intense&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1910509\">military confrontation<\/a>&nbsp;in decades. In a message lauding the countries\u2019 leaders for achieving peace, he remarked, \u201cI will work with both of you to see if, after a \u2018thousand years\u2019, a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to a question on the steps US plans to take in the wake of Trump\u2019s offer, State Department\u2019s spokesperson Tammy Bruce during a White House press briefing noted, \u201cSo, while I can\u2019t speak to his plans, the world knows his nature, and I can\u2019t speak to any details of what he might have in that regard,\u201d adding that the White House would have plenty to say about the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She further said, \u201c[Trump] has been the only one to bring certain people to the table to have conversations that nobody thought was possible,\u201d remaining hopeful that the Kashmir issue can also get resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t surprise anyone that he\u2019d want to manage something like that,\u201d said Bruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detailing the recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1915359\">visit<\/a>&nbsp;of a Pakistani delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in response to a question, she said that the delegation met with state department officials in Washington, including Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She elaborated that the two parties discussed issues related to the Pak-US bilateral relationship, including counterterrorism cooperation. Hooker reiterated US support for the ongoing ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also know that Deputy Secretary Landau met with the Indian parliamentary delegation last week, and he also reaffirmed the United States strong support of India in the fight against terrorism,\u201d Bruce added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Department of State Press Briefing - June 10, 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pubjmmjqNSU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakis\u00adtan has launched a broad-based engagement campaign in the United States to present its perspective on the recent spike in tensions with India, and counter New Delhi\u2019s growing lobbying presence in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, last week, while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump categorically claimed credit for talking India and Pakistan back from the brink of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t give me credit for anything, but nobody else could have stopped it,\u201d he said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Department of State on Wednesday reiterated US President Donald Trump\u2019s resolve to work on the Kashmir dispute, saying each step that he takes \u201cis made to solve generational differences between countries\u201d. Donald Trump had&nbsp;offered&nbsp;to work on the Kashmir issue after he&nbsp;brokered&nbsp;a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after the two nations\u2019 most intense&nbsp;military confrontation&nbsp;in decades. 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