NEW DELHI, Feb 16: US National Security Adviser John Bolton telephoned his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and told him that Washington ‘supports’ India’s right to self-defense “against cross border terrorism”.
Both NSAs resolved to hold Pakistan to account for its obligations under UN resolutions and to remove all obstacles to designating JeM leader Masood Azhar as a global terrorist under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 Committee process.
“National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had a telephone call with his US counterpart Ambassador John Bolton on the evening of February 15. The call was initiated by the US side to express condolences and outrage over the Pulwama attack by Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM),” an MEA statement said here.
“Ambassador Bolton supported India’s right to self-defence against cross-border terrorism” it said.
The US NSA offered “all assistance” to India to bring the perpetrators and backers of the attack promptly to justice while for his part Mr Doval appreciated US support.
“The two NSAs vowed to work together to ensure that Pakistan cease to be a safe haven for JeM and terrorist groups that target India, the US and others in the region,” it said.
(UNI)
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