Washington, July 10: The United States Saturday said that it regretted the loss of lives in Kashmir and asked “protestors to conduct agitations in a peaceful manner.”
“We regret the loss of lives these incidents. It is an internal Indian matter. We respect the efforts of the Government of India to investigate and resolve the current situation in Kashmir,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told PTI, adding, US always encouraged India and Pakistan to resolve all its differences through dialogue.
“In terms of the protest, we would just urge everyone to refrain from violence and conduct protest in a free and peaceful manner,” Toner said in response to a question on the latest situation in the Kashmir valley.
“We always support dialogue between India and Pakistan,” Toner said when asked if Kashmir should be discussed between the two countries when their Foreign Ministers meet in Islamabad later this month.

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