<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong></strong><strong>The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, held talks this Wednesday with his counterparts from India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Pakistan, Ishaq Dar, to learn firsthand about the situation that has developed in recent hours and exchange views with both.</strong></h4> During the talks, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Albares requested restraint to avoid any type of military escalation and advocated for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve differences. The Spanish minister also offered Spanish mediation to facilitate bilateral dialogue or within the framework of the United Nations. "This morning I spoke with my counterparts from India and Pakistan to promote dialogue and de-escalation between India and Pakistan," Albares wrote on social media. "Peace, diplomacy, and restraint must prevail," he added. “Spoke with the Foreign Minister of Spain. Discussed India’s firm and measured response to cross-border terrorism,” Subrahmanyam Jaishankar wrote on the social network X. More than 20 people have died as a result of Indian bombings inside Pakistani territory. Indian authorities have asserted that the targeting of these “terrorist positions” was in response to the late April attack on the tourist town of Pahalgam, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which killed 26 people. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asserted that the Pakistani air force shot down five Indian fighter jets in overnight clashes. India has repeatedly accused Pakistan of supporting armed groups in Kashmir, a region disputed between the two countries since 1947. This dispute has already led to two wars between the two nuclear powers, which have maintained a fragile truce since 2003.
