The United States Wednesday welcomed hopes of better ties between India and Pakistan as Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi invited Pakistan’s premier Nawaz Sharif to his swearing-in, which the US said it will not attend.
“Broadly speaking, we welcome increased engagement between India and Pakistan and their leaders and other… leaders in the region,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
More dialogue between the two neighbors “is a positive step,” Psaki added. But she revealed that as in past years Washington was not planning to attend the inauguration set for Monday.
“We don´t have any plans to send a representative from the United States. It´s standard for events and inaugurations in India, so it should come as no surprise,” she told reporters.
