Trump asks top US diplomat Rubio to further Pak-India diplomacy

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US President Donald Trump has called for further diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan after he “successfully brokered a historic ceasefire to stop the escalating violence”.

“I think they are actually getting along. Maybe we can even get them together a little bit, Marco [Rubio],” Trump addressed the US secretary of state while speaking at a forum on his visit to the Middle East.

“Where they [Pak-India] go out and have a nice dinner together,” the US president added.

He said that he “used trade to a large extent” for the ceasefire.

“And I said, fellas, come on, let’s make a deal. Let’s do some trading. Let’s not trade nuclear missiles. Let’s trade the things that you make so beautifully,” Trump said.

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