Washington: With Pakistan brandishing its nuclear status in the wake of cancellation of Indo-Pak talks, the US cautioned that such statements would not help reduce tensions between the two countries.
“US secretary of state, John Kerry has said that he wants the two nations to continue to work together, with constructive dialogue, to resolve issues and we understand that there are longstanding issues,” state department spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday.
Asked about statements coming from Pakistan that it was a nuclear-armed country, Mr Kirby said, “What we want to see are the tensions decrease, and speculation about the potential use of nuclear weapons certainly isn’t doing anything to help decrease tensions, if in fact those comments were made."
