All issues between India and Pakistan bilateral: Modi to Trump
Biarritz (France): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump on Monday on the sidelines of the G&7 Summit in the French town of Biarritz where former told latter than all issues between India and Pakistan are bilateral.
Addressing the media after holding a 45-minute bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 here, Trump, to a media question on Kashmir, said: “Well, we spoke last night about Kashmir, and Prime Minister Modi feels that he has it under control; and now when they speak with Pakistan I’m sure they will be able to do something. They will be able to do something probably very good.”
Trump said he was told by Modi that the situation is under control.
Modi, asked a question on Kashmir, said: “India and Pakistan have several bilateral issues. And after the election of Prime Minister Imran Khan, I told him that both our countries have to fight against poverty, illiteracy, backwardness and both should work for the betterment of our people. And I have conveyed this to President Trump as well, and we keep discussing our bilateral issues.”
Published on: Aug 26, 2019 at 16:41 IST
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