ISLAMABAD -UNS/AFP:China has expressed regret over India’s military operation early this morning, voicing concern about the escalating situation between India and Pakistan.
“India and Pakistan are and will always be each other’s neighbours. They’re both China’s neighbours as well,” said a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with his counterparts from India and Pakistan, encouraging both sides to engage in discussions to settle an escalating military confrontation, the White House said Tuesday.
“He is encouraging India and Pakistan to re-open a channel between their leadership to defuse the situation and prevent further escalation,” said US National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes in a statement, after India carried out air strikes on Pakistani soil.
