WASHINGTON:
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, again claimed credit to facilitate the recent tensions of India-Pakistan, saying that he avoided a possible nuclear war through the use of commercial pressure and direct diplomacy.
“I stopped a war between India and Pakistan, and stopped her with commerce,” Trump told journalists after a law signature event. “Pakistan, now, was his turn of hitting, and will finally become nuclear.”
Trump said he made personal calls to Indian and Pakistani leaders in the apogee of tensions. “I called each leader, I respect them greatly. I talked about trade. I said, but you’re not exchanging with us if you’re going to war, if you’re going to start throwing nuclear weapons.”
“They understood exactly. They stopped,” he added. He praised his role in the prevention of casualties, saying: “I stopped that war with telephone calls and commerce.” “And India is here now that it negotiates a commercial agreement, and Pakistan comes, I think, next week,” he added.
In response to a question, Trump said: “We are going to gather them. I told them, India and Pakistan … They have a rivalry for a long time on Kashmir. I told them ‘I can solve anything’.” I will be your referee. I will be your referee. I can solve anything. “
