MFA: Russia urges Pakistan, India to exercise restraint, engage in dialogue

The Russian side calls on Pakistan and India to show restraint and engage in constructive dialogue to resolve their disagreements peacefully, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, Report informs via TASS.

"The Russian side has voiced an appeal to both sides for restraint and constructive dialogue aimed at the peaceful resolution of differences," the ministry said following a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko and Pakistan's Ambassador to Moscow Muhammad Khalid Jamali.

During the meeting, the parties discussed various aspects of Russia-Pakistan interaction, as well as "the escalation of tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi over the April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir."

The ministry specified that the conversation took place at the request of the Pakistani envoy.

On April 22, armed men wearing fatigues opened fire with machine guns in the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people, injuring many others. The attackers fled the scene.