Germany is calling for dialogue between India and Pakistan, to prevent a further escalation of the situation between the two nuclear-armed states.
A spokeswoman for Germany’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Berlin is watching developments in South Asia “with great concern.”
Maria Adebahr told reporters that both sides have a responsibility to prevent an escalation.
She added that Germany is also calling on Pakistan specifically to act against extremist groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammad, which claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in Kashmir that killed more than 40 Indian troops earlier this month.
Turkey has expressed concerns over increasing tensions between Pakistan and India and called on both to exercise “common sense and restraint.”
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters Wednesday that the two countries should avoid any steps that would further escalate the tensions.
Cavusoglu says it is important that the dispute over Kashmir be resolved, adding that Turkey is ready to contribute to a solution.
The minister says “the Kashmir problem is a conflict whose solution has been frozen for years but which constantly leads to tensions between the two countries.”
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended an offer to Indian Prime Minister Nerendra Modi for talks to de-escalate rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
