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Pakistan US Convergence On Afghanistan Has Created Hope For Regional Syability: Prime Minister
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 23, 2019 | 11:40 PM
The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Pakistan House in Washington on Tuesday
Washington (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jul, 2019 ) :The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Pakistan House in Washington on Tuesday.
Expressing satisfaction at his wide-ranging talks with President Trump at the White House yesterday, he said that convergence on promoting a political solution in Afghanistan had created the opportunity for regional peace and stability. He added that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was vital for Pakistan.
He emphasized the importance of close collaboration between Pakistan and the U.S. to advance that objective.
The prime minister said that a strong Pakistan-U.S. partnership remained vital to the promotion of the mutual interests of the two countries as well as broader regional peace, stability and prosperity. Reiterating his government's support to a broad-based and enduring Pakistan-U.S. relationship, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to further enhance and diversify the bilateral content of the relationship in a wide range of areas.
The prime minister also spoke about his government's successes in countering the scourge of terrorism and his initiatives to build peace in the region.
He noted that the Government of Pakistan had taken myriad administrative and legal measures to mainstream madaris. As part of his policy of "peaceful neighbourhood," the prime minister highlighted Pakistan's desire for peaceful and cooperative relations with all neighbours.
He underscored the various initiatives taken to advance this objective with regard to India. The prime minister underlined that the peace dividend for both countries would be enormous with peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes and would usher in an era of peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia.
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, Ambassador Asad M. Khan and Aftab A. Khokher Additional Secretary (Americas) joined the meeting. Secretary Pompeo was accompanied by Under-Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells and Paul W. Jones U.S. Charge d' Affaires in Islamabad.
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