MEA on J&K: Talks between PM Modi & Trump only on counter-terrorism

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met United States President for bilateral talks on September 24, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has provided details of talks on Wednesday night, including ir talks regarding contentious Kashmir issue. Clarifying that talks about J&K were restricted to counter-terrorism, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that India's position has t changed on matte. MEA said that India rejects any third-party mediation & New Delhi will hold talks with Islamab only when Islamab takes stringent action against terror. Kumar was responding to  question asked over third mediation offer by US president in front of Pakistan's PM Imran Khan a day before he met PM Modi. 

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" Prime Minister me it clear (to Trump) that we are t shying away from talks with Pakistan. But we expect certain concrete steps to be taken by Pakistan before that. And we don't find any efforts by m," Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale told reporters at a briefing after bilateral meeting between two leers. Earlier, US President Donald Trump was asked by reporters about Pakistani PM Imran Khan mitting that Pakistani ISI trained Al Qaeda, he said that PM Modi will take care of it'. 

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PM Modi meets US President Donald Trump

Prime Minister Modi met US President Donald Trump for bilateral talks in United Nations hequarters in New York on September 24. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar in a press brief after  meet said that focus of discussion was on 'impact of terrorism' and origin of terror. US President ded that both countries will have a tre deal soon. Prime Minister also gifted a framed photograph of Trump and himself taken at  Howdy Modi event to US president. 

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PM Modi in US

Prime Minister Modi is on a six-day US visit. He attended mega Howdy Modi event on first day and dressed 50,000 Indian Americans at NRG Stium in Houston. US President Donald Trump also me his appearance at event. very next day, on September 23, Prime Minister dressed UN Climate Summit at UN hequarters in New York. On September 24, Prime Minister inaugurated Gandhi Solar park and spoke at a special program to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. He also met US president for bilateral talks. He dressed GBF on Wednesday and is scheduled to speak at UNGA on September 27. 

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