U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials from India and Pakistan, looking to mediate between the two following a terrorist attack in Kashmir that India blamed on its northwestern neighbor.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called officials in India and Pakistan in a push to defuse the escalating crisis between the neighboring countries after the deadly attack in Kashmir last week.