Trump again offers to mediate over Kashmir issue

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump has again offered to mediate on the issue of Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) with the consent of both Pakistan and India premiers.

Addressing the media alongside Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, the US president acknowledged that the Kashmir was a complex issue that had been going on for a long time.

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When asked if he was concerned about human rights violations in IOK, Donald Trump said, “Yes, I am, I want both sides to come to the negotiating table. I’d like to see everything work out. I want everybody to be treated well. There is always a solution and I do believe that there is a solution.”

Trump said that there was always a solution to any issue and he hopes this issue can be resolved as well.

Appreciating the Pakistan-US relations, Trump said that the previous US governments treated Pakistan badly, “I trust Pakistan but people before me didn’t, but they didn’t know what they were doing.”

PM Khan said the US is a powerful country of the world and should play its role in ending the humanitarian crisis in Occupied Kashmir. He asked President Trump to assume responsibility in this regard as being head of a major power.