Saudi Arabia seeks to contain the climb of tensions between India and Pakistan after the bloody attack on Tuesday in Kashmir, a high Saudi leader told AFP Friday.
The attack caused the death of 26 tourists in the town of Pahalgam, in Kashmir, a territory divided between India and Pakistan since its independence in 1947.
Since then, tensions have increased between the two nuclear powers that demand the total sovereignty of the territory.
The Indian Army and the Pakistani exchanged shots on both sides of the control line [LOC por sus siglas en inglés]Cashmiro’s de facto border, official sources reported Friday.
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Nueva Delhi held Islamabad for Tuesday’s attack, but he denied it immediately.
“The kingdom [de Arabia Saudita] Make steps to avoid an escalation between India and Pakistan, “said the Saudi responsible, under condition of anonymity.
“Both countries are allies of Saudi Arabia and we don’t want the situation to get out of control,” he added.
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The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, had telephone conversations with his Indian and Pakistani counterpart, said his ministry.
During these calls, “analyzed the evolution of the situation and the efforts made to relieve tensions,” according to the same source.
Saudi Arabia tries to mediate on several fronts. In February, he hosted conversations between senior US and Russian officials to relaunch their relations. He also hosted conversations about the war in Sudan and about the border dispute between Lebanon and Syria.
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