New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to US President Donald Trump an told him that no mediation or trade deal led the ceasefire between India and Pakistan last month. Prime Minister Modi and the US President were scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada. However, the meeting could not take place as Trump had to return to the US early. After this, at the request of Trump, the two leaders spoke on the phone today. The conversation lasted for about 35 minutes.
During the phone call, PM Modi told the US President firmly that no mediation or trade deal led to understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack. The military conflict between India and Pakistan was dangerously escalated in May following the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians on April 22. The two countries agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” on May 10 with Trump claiming that it was a result of the US-mediated talks.
