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Rubio speaks with UK's Lammy, Germany's Merz on India-Pakistan tensions, Russia
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Posted on May 12, 2025
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Posted on May 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Marco Rubio spoke with UK's Lammy and Germany's Merz about India-Pakistan tensions and the Ukraine war, urging dialogue and ceasefire.
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in separate calls late on Sunday and reaffirmed the U.S stance on the war in Ukraine.
UK's Lammy and Rubio also discussed the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, and called for both countries to maintain the ceasefire and to continue to communicate.
Rubio said the U.S. supported direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve communications.
In a separate call with Merz, Rubio congratulated the chancellor on his appointment and discussed the countries shared goal of ending the war in Ukraine.
(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue and Christian Schmollinger)
The main topic is Marco Rubio's discussions with UK and Germany on India-Pakistan tensions and the Ukraine war.
Rubio and Lammy discussed ongoing India-Pakistan tensions and the importance of maintaining a ceasefire.
Rubio and Merz discussed shared goals of ending the Ukraine war and congratulated Merz on his appointment.
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