President of the United States of America Donald Trump signals a big trade deal with Pakistan. In his latest interview, he reaffirmed his stance of going into big trade deals with Pakistan.
He credited himself for the recent de-escalation between Pakistan and India, earlier this month.
Trump said, “If you take a look at what we just did with Pakistan and India, we settled that whole thing, and I think I settled it through trade.”
“We’re doing a big deal with India. We’re doing a big deal with Pakistan,” he added.
Commenting on the hostilities between India and Pakistan, Trump remarked, “You know, somebody had to be the last one to shoot, but the shooting was getting worse and worse, bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper into the country. We spoke to them and… we got it settled. And then two days later, something happened, and they said it was Trump’s fault.”
The U.S. president also praised Pakistan’s leadership, saying the country has “some excellent people and some really good leaders.”
Trump made these statements during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
Meanwhile, India has been continuously denying the role of US President Donald Trump in diffusing the tensions following the recent military escalation between India and Pakistan.
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While Pakistan and India had agreed to return to the position of peace, diplomatic relations between the two countries remain suspended. India has expelled another Pakistani diplomat, Muzammil, accusing him of activities incompatible with his diplomatic role, escalating tensions between the two countries.
According to official sources, the Indian authorities declared Muzammil, a diplomat posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, persona non grata for allegedly engaging in activities inconsistent with his diplomatic status. Muzammil, who served in the visa section, was instructed to depart India within a day.