Washington has no interest in intervening, says senior State Department official, reiterating longstanding US policy

xNew York: Kashmir is a direct issue between India and Pakistan and the US has no interest in asserting itself between the South Asian neighbours on the matter, a senior State Department official said here.The senior State Department official said Wednesday that it is a longstanding policy of the US that Kashmir is a direct issue between India and Pakistan. The official added that if the US is asked to offer its good offices on any issue, it is ready to help. US President Donald Trump has enough crises on his hands and we leave that (issue of Kashmir) up to India and Pakistan to solve, the official told reporters at a briefing. We have no interest in asserting ourselves b

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