The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Army Chief of Pakistani Army, General Asim Munir held a conversation on Friday (US local time), as noted by the US Department of State.
Bruce during her Press Briefing said that in his phone call to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rubio called for an immediate de-escalation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is closely monitoring the India-Pakistan situation and echoed President Trump's call for a quick resolution, following Indian airstrikes targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam attack.
A decision by Germany to allow its spy agency to monitor opposition groups has sparked a conflict between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Germany's Foreign Ministry. Rubio criticised the move, calling it "tyranny in disguise."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday (local time) expressed his sorrow for the lives lost in the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam, and reaffirmed the United States' commitment to cooperation with India against terrorism.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif amid escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
Bruce said that US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have made clear that US stands with India and strongly condemns all forms of terrorism.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio refuted a recent report about lifting sanctions on Russia in connection with a Ukraine deal, calling it "unequivocally false."