The US State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark C. Toner said that his country encourages Pakistan and India to hold dialogue to reduce tensions.
“Indo-Pak relation is really a matter between the two countries. But we certainly want to see reduction in tensions between India and Pakistan,” State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said during a press briefing in Washington.
He said that US National Security Advisor Susan Rice met with Pakistani leadership last week and shared out assessment of the sources of regional violence and discussed ways to return the region to peace and stability.
“It’s in the interest of everyone in the region and certainly everyone in the world. So as much as there can be dialogue, as much as there can be reduction in tensions, we would encourage that,” Toner said.
To a question regarding presence of terrorists, the spokesperson said that there is still a threat from different terrorist groups, including Haqqani Network and Taliban, emanating from Pakistan and the US want to see Pakistan take additional steps to address some of these threats.