India, June 18 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again reiterated his claim of stopping military actions between India and Pakistan in May.

"I stopped the war between Pakistan and India," Donald Trump said, according to Reuters.

Trump's remarks come a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the US president that the decision by India and Pakistan to halt military actions in May was made directly during talks between the armies of the two sides.

In a 35-minute conversation, Modi also told Trump that India has never accepted mediation and will never do so.

"India has never accepted mediation, does not and will never do so", foreign secretary Vikram Misri said, speaking in Hindi.

Misri said that the prime minister also ...