Trump says hopefully India, Pakistan conflict coming to an end

Trump says hopefully India, Pakistan conflict coming to an end
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi on Feb. 28, 2019. (AFP)
Updated 28 February 2019
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Trump says hopefully India, Pakistan conflict coming to an end

Trump says hopefully India, Pakistan conflict coming to an end
  • Had some “reasonably decent” news from India and Pakistan, says Trump
  • World powers have urged restraint as tensions escalate

HANOI: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped the conflict between India and Pakistan will be coming to an end, after the two nuclear powers clashed across a contested border in the disputed Kashmir region.
Speaking at a news conference in Vietnam after a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump said he had some “reasonably decent” news from India and Pakistan. He did not elaborate.
World powers have urged restraint as tensions escalate following tit-for-tat air strikes this week after a suicide car bombing that killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Feb. 14.