, ▁including ▁on ▁K ash mir , ▁can ▁be ▁addressed ." ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September , ▁Prince ▁Ze id ▁again ▁requested ▁both ▁the ▁countries ▁to ▁grant ▁un cond itional ▁access ▁to ▁obser vers ▁for ▁prob ing ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁in ▁K ash mir . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁John ▁Kir by ▁while ▁brief ing ▁the ▁media ▁in ▁Washington ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁violence ▁in ▁Jam mu ▁& ▁K ash mir ▁during ▁which ▁ 3 0 ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁Indian ▁forces . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Tru de au , ▁Director , ▁United ▁States ▁Press ▁Office ▁in ▁the ▁Department , ▁who ▁brief ed ▁the ▁media ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁is ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁violence ▁and ▁death s ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁was ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁Kir by ▁again ▁addressed ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁during ▁late ▁July ▁express ing ▁his ▁government ' s ▁concern ▁about ▁the ▁violence ▁in ▁K ash mir ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁all ▁sides ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁peace ful ▁solution ▁while ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁government ▁was ▁in ▁close ▁touch ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁government ▁over ▁the ▁issue ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁statement ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ,