Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed to Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Moscow's readiness to assist in resolving the situation between New Delhi and Islamabad. This was stated in a message from the Russian Foreign Ministry on the Telegram channel after a telephone conversation.
„Particular attention was paid to the significant increase in tension between New Delhi and Islamabad. The Russian side stressed its readiness to assist in a political settlement of the situation that arose as a result of the terrorist attack on April 22 in the Pahalgam area, if there is a mutual desire on the part of Islamabad and New Delhi“, the ministry reported.
In addition, the parties discussed various aspects of Russian-Pakistani cooperation. The conversation took place at the initiative of the Pakistani side, the Russian Foreign Ministry added.
New Delhi has witnessed the shelling of Pakistani troops along the Line of Control every night for a week after the terrorist attack in the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. The latest exchange of fire was already the 10th in a row. On Tuesday, high-ranking officers of the armed forces of India and Pakistan held talks, and the Indian side expressed protest. New Delhi warned Islamabad against unjustified ceasefire violations by the Pakistani army along the Line of Control.
On April 22, a terrorist attack was carried out in Pahalgam, in which 25 Indian citizens and 1 Nepali were killed. India has found evidence of the participation of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group in the attack. (banned in Russia), Pakistani inter-agency intelligence. Indian authorities then announced a decision to halve the size of the embassy in Islamabad, suspend a bilateral water-sharing agreement, and suspend visas for Pakistani citizens. New Delhi also declared military advisors at the Islamic Republic's diplomatic mission persona non grata.