# Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered US mediation in the escalating conflict between Pakistan and India while speaking separately with his counterparts in both countries. Rubio spoke with India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in separate calls. According to the readouts of the calls he emphasised that both sides need to identify methods to de-escalate and re-establish direct communication to avoid miscalculation. Rubio also offered US help to mediate in order to avoid future conflicts.
Rubio offers US mediation, in calls with Pakistani and Indian officials