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State Department urges India, Pakistan to avoid escalation after recent strikes
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The United States has urged India and Pakistan to avoid further escalation and to remain in direct communication, State Department spokesperson Tammy said at a May 8 press briefing in Washington.
The United States has urged India and Pakistan to avoid further escalation and to remain in direct communication, State Department spokesperson Tammy said at a May 8 press briefing in Washington.
Tammy said Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized two priorities in recent conversations with leaders of both countries: that "this should not escalate" and that "communication was fundamentally key." The calls, she said, also pushed for talks and an end to the current back-and-forth violence.
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