00:00 "As we have long said, we support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern.
00:05 That has long been our position."
00:13 The US supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern.
00:19 This statement was issued by a senior Biden administration official.
00:23 State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US supports direct dialogue
00:27 between India and Pakistan on issues of concern.
00:31 Miller's remarks came two days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif offered to hold
00:36 talks with India to address all serious and outstanding issues.
00:40 "Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif says that Pakistan is ready to talk to India
00:46 on bilateral problems if India is willing to address serious matters.
00:52 Mr. Sharif said that the two countries can no longer settle disputes through war.
00:56 You always talked about peace and stability in the region.
00:59 What is your message to the leadership of both the countries?"
01:01 "As we have long said, we support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues
01:06 of concern.
01:07 That has long been our position."
01:08 There has been continued strain in ties between India and Pakistan on a number of issues.
01:13 The points of contention include Islamabad's continued support of cross-border terrorism
01:18 and the Kashmir issue.
01:20 India has been maintaining that it wants normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan.
01:24 However, India has been insisting that the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment
01:30 that is free of terror and hostility for such an engagement.
01:34 India has also asserted that J&K was, is and will always be a part of India.
01:42 Bilateral relations between Islamabad and New Delhi have been tense since August 2019
01:46 when India changed the special status of J&K.
01:50 On India's ties with Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S.J.
01:53 Shankar has said that it is not responsible for India to have normal relations with the
01:57 neighbouring country until the policy of cross-border terrorism is abrogated.
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