U.S. supports direct dialogue between Pakistan, India on Kashmir

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday said it supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on the disputed Kashmir region and called for calm and restraint as the dispute escalated.

"We continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other issues of concern," a department spokeswoman said in a statement.

(Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)