Pompeo discusses Indo-Pak situation with British NSA

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with British NSA Mark Sedwill the current situation between India and Pakistan and the efforts to reduce tensions between the two South Asian neighbours, the State Department has said.

Pompeo and Sedwill reaffirmed their commitment to strengtheningthe US-UK special relationship and cooperation in the face of major globalchallenges, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said.

   

According to the State Department, the talk was reflectiveof the fact that the United States continues to engage its resources to reducethe tensions between the two nuclear countries.

“Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo met with UKNational Security Advisor Mark Sedwill today to discuss key global priorities,including support for reducing tension between India and Pakistan, securingprogress in Syria, and countering Iran’s malign influence,” Palladino saidin a statement.

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after asuicide bomber killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama districtin February 14.

India launched an operation in Balakot. The next day,Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a MiG-21 in an aerial combat andcaptured its pilot, who was handed over to India on March 1.

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