"My administration brokered historic ceasefire to stop escalating violence between India and Pakistan": Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump while participating in the USSaudi Investment Forum took credit for the cessation of tensions between India and PakistanTrump said that he used trade to a large extent to reach the agreementJust days ago my administration brokered an historic ceasefire to stop the escalating violence between India and Pakistan and I used trade to a large extent to do it I said fellas come on lets make a deal lets do some trading lets not trade nuclear missiles lets trade the things that you make so beautifully and they both have very powerful leaders very strong leaders smart leaders and it all stopped he saidTrump further hoped that the cessation of hostilities remain and credited US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Vice President JD Vance for itHopefully it will remain that way but it all stopped I was very proud of Marco Rubio and all of the people that worked so hard Marco what a great job you did on that Thank you JD Vance he saidTrump further offered that both sides India and Pakistan have a nice dinner together as a mark of them getting back togetherThe whole group worked with you but theres a great job They are actually getting along Maybe we can even get them together a little bit where they go out and have a nice dinner together Wouldnt that be nice Weve come a long way he saidTrump added that millions could have died in the conflict that started off smallMillions of people could have died from that conflict that started off small and was getting bigger and bigger by the day he saidEarlier during his regular press briefing the official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs was asked about the role of the US in the ceasefireTo this Jaiswal firmly reiterated that any issues relating to Jammu and Kashmir must be addressed bilaterally with Pakistan and noted that the outstanding issue is the vacation of Pakistanoccupied Jammu and KashmirAddressing a media briefing Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Indias policy that issues pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir have to be addressed bilaterally with Pakistan has not changedWe have a longstanding national position that any issues pertaining to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have to be addressed by India and Pakistan bilaterally That stated policy has not changed The outstanding matter is the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan Jaiswal saidPresident Trump Participates in a USSaudi Investment Forum httpstcoiIKhZgw1eBmdash The White House WhiteHouse May 13 2025Answering a query he said there were conversations between Indian and US leaders on the evolving military situation from the time Operation Sindoor commenced but trade did not come up in any of these discussionsFrom the time Operation Sindoor commenced on May 7 till the understanding on cessation of firing and military action on May 10 there were conversations between Indian and US leaders on the evolving military situation The issue of trade did not come up in any of these discussions he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params