On Monday, US President Donald Trump claimed that his administration played a major role in helping India and Pakistan to reach a ceasefire agreement, stressing that American diplomacy contributed to preventing a potentially destructive contradiction between the nuclear Muslim neighborhoods.
Speaking during an event at the White House, Trump stressed the role of economic interests in alleviating hostilities.
“Trade is a great reason behind their stopping of fighting,” he said, indicating that mutual economic concerns played in escalation.
Trump continued to praise both countries for their approach to the crisis.
He said: “I am very proud to inform you that the leadership of India and Pakistan were fixed and strong, but do not shake in both cases. They were really, from the point of view of the existence of power, wisdom and steadfastness to know completely and understand the seriousness of the situation.”
Thinking about the possible consequences, Trump claimed that the situation could have had a catastrophic war.
“We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war, and millions of people could have been killed. So I am very proud of that,” he said, certainly he saw it as a major diplomatic achievement.
