A long -awaited as fragile turning point. The ceased the “complete and immediate” fire between India and Pakistan After a week of crossed attacks that had made a new dangerous slip towards the open conflict between two nuclear powers. The news was given by the American president Donald Trumpthat diplomatic mediation has been registered by thanking the two countries for showing “common sense and great intelligence”.
The negotiationaccording to what was reported by sources of the White House, he would have unlocked at the end of a “long night of interviews” conducted by the secretary of state Marco Rubio and the vice -president JD Vance, in direct contact with the leaders of the two countries, the Indian premier Narendra Modi and the Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Rubio spoke of “constructive and reserved dialogues” with both governments, praising the “wisdom and prudence” of the leaders in choosing “the way of peace”. The ceased the fire was officially confirmed both by New Delhi and by Islamabad, who wanted to specify how the agreement has not compromised “in any way the territorial integrity of Pakistan”.
According to reports from the State Department, understanding It provides for the start of a series of bilateral interviews on “A wide range of issues”, in a neutral location still to be defined. The international community had immediately invited the two countries to the De-Escalation: from China to Russia, to the European Union and the Member States of the G7, which a few hours before the American announcement had released a joint note to encourage “a direct and constructive dialogue” between the two capital. The high EU representative for foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, made it known that it has talked to the foreign ministers of both countries, defining the agreement a “fundamental step towards stabilization of the region”.
Pakistan “is a peaceful nation, but will not remain sitting in peace until he has recovered the lost integrity and thank God that moment is not far away”: these are the words of the Pakistani premier Shehbaz Sharif in the speech to the nation. “We want peace. We made this agreement of ceased the fire and we were very positive in this regard” claimed the prime minister, according to which the ceased agreement was made “for the good of all”. Finally, he wanted to thank the nations that helped negotiate the truce, first on all United States and China: “I want to express my gratitude to President Trump, he played a fundamental role in the fire, it is very, very good with us. From the depth of my heart, I want to thank the Chinese who have always been present when Pakistan needed them”. “India and Pakistan have reached an agreement to interrupt the clashes over the focuses and military actions. India has constantly maintained a firm and compromised position against terrorism in all its forms. And it will continue to do so”: these instead the words of the Minister for Indian Foreign Affairs Jaishankar.
However, despite the announcement of the ceasefire, The situation remains uncertain. In the past few hours Indian government sources have denounced new explosions to Srinagar and Jammu, two of the main cities of Kashmir. According to the local authorities, electric blackouts in different areas would have occurred, and the Indian army accused Islamabad of “violating the terms of the cessation”.
Will the truce hold? The question remains open, in a region where every balance is always precarious.
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