Donald Trump Claims For 25th Time That He Stopped War Between India and Pakistan
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump once again claimed on Tuesday (July 23) that he had stopped the “war between India and Pakistan” earlier this year.
This is the 25th time that Trump has made the assertion that he was instrumental in brokering the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, a claim that has been denied by Indian authorities.
“We stopped wars between India and Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. They shot down five planes and it was back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. I called them and said, 'Listen, no more trade. If you do this, you're not going to be good…They're both powerful nuclear nations and that would have happened, who knows where that would have ended up. And I stopped it,” said Trump on Tuesday at a reception in the White House with the Congress members, reported Press Trust of India.
Trump’s latest statement on the subject came just days after he had claimed that about “five jets” having been shot down. He once again reiterated the claims on Tuesday.
On the other hand, acting US Representative Ambassador Dorothy Shea said at an open debate in the UN Security Council on Tuesday on ‘Multilateralism and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes’ held under Pakistan’s presidency of the Council that across the globe, that the United States continues to work with parties to disputes, wherever possible, to find peaceful solutions.
“We have seen the US leadership deliver de-escalations between Israel and Iran, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and between India and Pakistan.” “The United States, under President Trump’s leadership, played an important role in encouraging the parties to reach these resolutions, which we applaud and support,” said Shea.
When Shea made these statements, Pakistan deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar presided over the Council meeting.
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