Trump ready to mediate Kashmir dispute: Tammy

President Donald Trump is ready to assist in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India and he in each step that he takes it's made to solve generational differences between countries.

- Tariq Butt

This was stated by US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce answering written questions from a Washington-based Pakistani journalist, according to a report in a Pakistani newspaper.

It said that Pakistan's diplomatic efforts appear to have borne fruit as the US Department of State has expressed hope that President Trump will help resolve the longstanding Kashmir dispute during his tenure in office.

The journalise, through his questions, had inquired about the recent engagement between Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, and a Pakistani parliamentary delegation led by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Specifically, queries were raised about whether the United States had assured the Pakistani side of using its good offices to bring India to the negotiating table so that all outstanding issues could be discussed and the ceasefire sustained.