Donald Trump repeats stopping India-Pak conflict: 'I love Pakistan, Modi a fantastic man'
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again reiterated his claim of stopping military actions between India and Pakistan in May.
"I stopped the war between Pakistan and India," Donald Trump said, according to Reuters.
Trump's remarks come a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the US president that the decision by India and Pakistan to halt military actions in May was made directly during talks between the armies of the two sides.
In a 35-minute conversation, Modi also told Trump that India has never accepted mediation and will never do so.
'India has never accepted mediation, does not and will never do so', foreign secretary Vikram Misri said, speaking in Hindi.
Misri said that the prime minister also made it clear to Trump that during the entire episode of the four days of military clashes between the two countries during May 7-10, issues such as the 'India-US trade deal or mediation by the US between India and Pakistan' were not discussed 'at no time [or] at any level'.
The prime minister also told Trump that after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, India had conveyed its determination to take action against terrorism to the whole world.
"India had also made it clear that any act of aggression from Pakistan would be met with a stronger response," the foreign secretary said.
Misri said President Trump sought to know if Modi could visit the US on his way back from Canada. "Due to prior commitments, Prime Minister Modi expressed his inability to do so. Both leaders agreed to make efforts to meet in the near future," Misri said.
Donald Trump was the first to announce the halting of hostilities between India and Pakistan on May 10. Since then, Trump has repteadly claimed that he got India and Pakistan to stop fighting and that he used the threat of stopping trade with both countries in these efforts.
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