The US President, Donald Trump has offered to mediate on the decades-long Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, a move that would signal a shift in long-standing US policy that the issue must be solved bilaterally.
Trump issued a statement while hosting Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan saying, "If I can help, I would love to be a mediator…If I can do anything to help, let me know."
According to the US President, the US is willing to invest in Pakistan and sees great trade relationship between the two countries. He also said that Washington is working with Islamabad to find a way out of the war in Afghanistan.
"We have great potential for relations with Pakistan, I honestly think ties between our two countries have never been better," he said. "I have lots of Pakistani friends… they're really tough and smart people," the president said.
Prime Minister Imran told President Trump there was only one solution for Afghanistan and that a peace deal with the Taliban was closer than it had ever been. He said he hoped in the coming days to be able to urge the Taliban to continue the talks.
While in US, PM Imran will also interact with top American lawmakers and Pakistan Caucus on Capitol Hill.
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