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India will not accept third-party mediation of relations with Pakistan, Modi tells Trump
Modi made the statement during a 35-minute long telephone conversation with Trump, Misri said.
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Reuters - Wed, 18, Jun 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. / REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained in a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump late on June 17 that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between the two militaries and not U.S. mediation, India's senior-most diplomat said
Trump had said last month that the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours agreed to a ceasefire after talks mediated by the U.S., and that the hostilities ended after he urged the countries to focus on trade instead of war.
"PM Modi told President Trump clearly that during this period, there was no talk at any stage on subjects like India-U.S. trade deal or U.S. mediation between India and Pakistan," Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a press statement.
"Talks for ceasing military action happened directly between India and Pakistan through existing military channels, and on the insistence of Pakistan. Prime Minister Modi emphasised that India has not accepted mediation in the past and will never do," he said.
Misri said the two leaders spoke over the phone at the insistence of Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada which Modi attended as a guest. The call lasted 35 minutes.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the Modi-Trump call.
The Modi-Trump phone call comes hours ahead of Trump's lunch meeting with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir.
“THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” the White House said as it released the daily schedule of Trump late June 17 night.
Also read: Trump to host Pakistan army chief Asim Munir for White House luncheon
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