Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephonically briefs US President Donald Trump about “Operation Sindoor”
“PM Modi firmly told Trump that India has never accepted mediation, will never accept it”
STC NEWS DESK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 18 (STC):
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has telephonically briefed the US President Donald Trump about India’s “Operation Sindoor” and firmly conveyed the message that India has never accepted and will never accept mediation on the issues with Pakistan.
This was disclosed by the Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday. According to him, PM Modi held half an hour telephonic conversation with US President Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, which took place in Canada.
“Prime Minister Modi made it clear to President Trump that during this entire episode, at no time, at any level, were issues such as India-US trade deal or mediation by the US between India and Pakistan discussed. The halt to military action was discussed directly between India and Pakistan, through existing channels of the two armies, and was at the request of Pakistan,” Misri said.
He added, “Prime Minister Modi stressed that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it. There is complete political unanimity in India on this issue.”
It’s worth mentioning that the US President had time and again claimed that he had used trade as a means for the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan.
Misri informed that US President Trump understood the points made in detail by the Prime Minister and expressed support for India’s fight against terrorism.
During the call, the US President also invited PM Modi to stop over in the US. However, due to prior engagements, PM Modi had to decline the offer.
Foreign Secretary Misri said, “The meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump was scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the G7 summit. President Trump had to return to the US early, due to which this meeting could not take place.
After this, at the request of President Trump, the two leaders spoke on the phone today. After the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, President Trump had expressed condolences to Prime Minister Modi over the phone and expressed support against terrorism. Since then, this was the first conversation between the two leaders”, Misri said.
(STC)
