{"id":346974,"date":"2023-08-04T01:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=346974"},"modified":"2023-08-04T01:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:06:36","slug":"us-backs-direct-pakistan-india-dialogue-on-issues-of-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/us-backs-direct-pakistan-india-dialogue-on-issues-of-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"US backs direct Pakistan-India dialogue on \u2018issues of concern\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: The United States has said that it supports direct dialogue between Pakistan and India on \u201cissues of concern\u201d. At his daily news briefing in Washington on Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said \u201cAs we have long said, we support direct dialogue between Pakistan and India on issues of concern. That has long been our position.\u201d The response came after a question was raised regarding Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s recent statement on \u201cwillingness to talk with India\u201d. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Mineral Summit in Islamabad on Monday, PM Shehbaz Sharif had said that to build the nation they are ready to talk with the neighbours. \u201cWith our neighbours, we are prepared to talk to them, provided that the neighbour is serious to talk on serious matters on the table because war is no more an option. Pakistan is a nuclear power, not as an aggressor but for our defence purposes. Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: The United States has said that it supports direct dialogue between Pakistan and India on \u201cissues of concern\u201d. 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