Britain praises India, Pakistan, stops hostilities during visit to Islamabad | India News
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy praised India and Pakistan during his visit to Pakistan on Friday to take steps to “ensure the agreement to cancel hostilities”.
In a meeting with senior Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Lammy acknowledged how difficult the recent tensions have been, especially for both countries and people in the British Indians and the British Pakistani community.
He also reiterated the strong ties between Britain and India, noting that he has been in regular contact with Indian officials and plans to visit New Delhi soon to further strengthen UK-India relations.
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said in a statement on Friday: “The UK government welcomes the ongoing ceasefire between Pakistan and India, which are important partners of the UK, and the Foreign Minister argues for the importance of continued stability in the region during his visit to Pakistan today (May 16).”
The statement added: “The Foreign Minister praised Pakistan and India for its measures to ensure the elimination of hostilities. In a senior peer meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Foreign Minister stressed the incalculable suffering of Pakistani people to the lives of the British and Indians, and recognized women in both countries and were miserable for these countries, and the suffering of those who encountered suffering in these countries in Britain.
The statement further stated that the Foreign Minister had been in frequent contact with the Indian government and hoped to travel to New Delhi as soon as possible.
The statement added: “In Islamabad, the Foreign Minister will also meet with the consular officers of the British High Commissioner who helped the British nationals in Pakistan during the tensions to ensure they can obtain accurate, up-to-date information and advice.”
During his visit, Rami said the recent image of the conflict was painful, especially for millions of British citizens with Indian and Pakistani heritage and British nationals living in the region. He stressed that the UK has been actively working to alleviate tensions and condemns terrorism in the wake of the deadly attack on Pahalgam.
“The image of the conflict between India and Pakistan makes us all suffer in the UK: but especially the millions of British people with Indian and Pakistan’s heritage, as well as many British nationals living in both countries. Since the terrorist attack on Pahalgam, Britain has been able to play terrorists and terrorists to make terrorists more and more, and it’s all becoming more and more stable – more and more, a growing terrorist attack, a growing terrorist attack. Friends of Britain – agreed to pause hostilities and keep the ceasefire going on,” Rami said.
He added: “Because of the deep and historical connections between our population and our government, we are determined to play our role to resist terrorism and ensure that this fragile ceasefire becomes a lasting peace.”
Tensions between India and Pakistan have exacerbated the deadly attack on Pahalgam in Kashmir, killing 26 people. India accused Pakistan of supporting the attack, resulting in a series of diplomatic and military operations, including the moratorium on the Indian Waters Treaty and Operation Sindor.
Hostiles were suspended on May 10 following a strong cross-border hostilities between India and Pakistan.
