WASHINGTON: United States State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau once again refused to confirm Indian claim about surgical strike in Pakistan.
While addressing a press briefing in Washington, Trudeau said,” our position is what it was last week. We’re not going to speak to specific reports of incidents along the border. We urge calm and restraint on both sides. We understand, as we said last week, that the militaries are in touch. We believe that that continued communication is vital to reduce these tensions.”
She said that they were in touch with Pakistan and India for regional security and stability. The spokeswoman said that 84,000 immigrants will be granted asylum during the current year in US. She continued that more than 100,000 Syrian refugees will be granted asylum in 2017.
