The United States Tuesday said the Pulwama incident in Jammu and Kashmir has bolstered its resolve to cooperate with India on counter terrorism matters and work with it to get to the bottom of the terror attacks.
The US also called on Pakistan to end immediately its support and safe haven provided to all terrorist groups operating on its soil.
"We are working closely with the government of India in terms of getting to the bottom of the terrorist attacks," US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster told reporters here.
Noting that the US had been cooperating with India on the issue of terror, he said, "We have condemned them; we have previously condemned terrorist sanctuaries that exist in Pakistan and we have suspended military assistance to them"
Juster described the Pulwama attack as "horrific."
in terms of exactly how this incident occurred."
He said the US and India were committed to strengthening defence cooperation in line with India's status as a major defence partner and added that defence acquisition was a key element of "deepening our bilateral relationship."
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