Trump, Moody in India divides our role in Pakistan the ceasefire

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi He used his first conversation with the American president Donald Trump Since early May, it contradicts India and Pakistan to express his frustration with Trump’s repeated claims that he played an important role in mediation a cease-fire Between the two countries nuclear armed.

Foreign Minister Vikram Missri said in a statement.

During a phone call on Tuesday between the two leaders, “Modi was clearly transferred to Trump that the United States did not play any mediation role between India and Pakistan and denied any discussion on a commercial deal, Miri said.

He added that the 35 -minute invitation was started by Trump.

The White House did not provide a separate reading of the call.

The two leaders spoke the last time in early May, after April Terrorist attack By the Islamic militants in the Kashmir, which is controlled by the Indian, they killed 26 civilians.

India responded with an Easter bombing in Pakistan, which led to a Conflict for four days This threatened to explode into a wider war fueled by decades of tensions between the two countries.

Trump has He claimed again and again The United States played an important role in removing tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi.

“I stopped war between Pakistan and India,” Trump said outside the White House on Wednesday.

Trump also compared the current conflict between Israel and Iran with the conflict in Pakistani India last month. Trump On Sunday, Israel and Iran should make a deal “just as it got India and Pakistan.”

The intense tone of India’s statement on Wednesday will be partially due to Trump’s decision to host the Pakistani Army Chief of Staff for lunch at the White House.

Trump told the White House correspondents that the lunch was aimed at “thanking him not to go to war” and discuss a possible trade deal with the country.

The president also described a clear progress in a commercial deal with India.

Trump and Moody were scheduled to meet personally at the 7 Group Summit in Canada this week. But Trump ElderlyWith the White House saying it was cutting the journey due to tensions in the Middle East.