Washington D.C : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged that India has “rightful concern” about terrorism emanating from Pakistan.
“We understand the concerns, too, that India has.. rightful concerns that they have about terrorism emanating from Pakistan, and we assured them that we would take it into account,” he said.
“We are determined to protect the American people from the threat of terrorism and we are determined to work with our great democratic friends like the Indians to protect the people of India as well, and we’ll continue to work on it,” he added.
Talking about Afghanistan, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stressed that the reconciliation process in the country should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned.
“Of course we are concerned about the future of Afghanistan, which is why we’ve had a large development assistance program there. We believe that the reconciliation process in Afghanistan should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned. We have every confidence that the gains which have been achieved by the international community over the last two decades will be protected and preserved in that process,” said Jaishankar.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in the United States where they attended the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. In the meeting, they discussed a wide range of issues with their US counterparts, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper.
