Exclusive-Lammy says UK, US working to ensure enduring India-Pakistan ceasefire, dialogue


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  • Saturday, 17 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks to the media as he hosts talks on Ukraine and the future of European security at Lancaster House in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Pool/File Photo

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Britain is working with the U.S. to ensure a ceasefire between India and Pakistan endures and that "confidence-building measures" and dialogue take place, foreign minister David Lammy said on Saturday.

Pakistan has said Britain and other countries, in addition to the United States, played a major role in de-escalating the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, which erupted last week. A rapid diplomatic effort to broker the ceasefire succeeded on May 10, but diplomats and analysts say it remains fragile.

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