US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he feels Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the message on terrorism to Pakistan "loud and clear" through the 'Howdy, Modi!' event, adding that it would be great if both India and Pakistan can "take care of Kashmir".
Trump, who a day ago said that he was open to mediate on Kashmir during his bilateral with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, appeared to backtrack on Tuesday, and sounded cautious on the issue, saying that it would be great if Modi and Imran Khan can sit down and work out the issue.
#WATCH New York: US President Donald Trump says, "...The Prime Minister (PM Modi) will take care of it" when asked 'how do you see the statement coming from Pakistani PM admitting that the Pakistani ISI trained Al Qaeda?' pic.twitter.com/xex80Hg5aH
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2019
Trump also said that he hopes a trade deal with India would be on the table soon.
Trump: I think very soon we will have a trade deal. pic.twitter.com/BCoaynGjJJ
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) September 24, 2019
To a question if he had broached the issue of terror with Imran Khan, Trump hedged and said that he "thinks that it will happen".
"I believe these two great gentlemen will sit down and work it out. I believe in Modi and Khan, and that if they get along, and will get along, great things will happen," Trump said.
Asked about a message to Pakistan on terror, he said he feels Prime Minister Modi gave a strong message to Pakistan on terror during the 'Howdy, Modi!' event in Houston on Sunday.
"I think he gave the message loud and clear, it was a pretty loud message," Trump said.
Modi had called for a definitive move against terror on Sunday and had asked the audience at the NRG Stadium in Houston to give a standing ovation to Trump for his determination to fight terrorism.
The moment when Trump called Prime Minister @narendramodi the ‘Father of India’ at @UN bilateral meeting and said he was like the American Elvis. pic.twitter.com/ak6ZtNC2Yu
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) September 24, 2019
#BREAKING: Prime Minister @narendramodi tells US Prez Trump, India is not shying away from talks with Pakistan but for that to happen Pakistan needs to take concrete steps against terrorism which isn’t visible. pic.twitter.com/YdXvZwpHyW
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) September 24, 2019