ISLAMABAD - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari late Sunday night and discussed ways to ease the tension of bilateral ties that surfaced after the U.S. military helicopters raided a compound in the city of Abbottabad and killed Osama bin Laden.
"Both agreed to resolve the issues amicably and move forward," a statement from the president office said. "The two discussed present situation in the aftermath of the Abbottabad operation."
The president, in the statement, apprised Clinton of the concerns expressed by Pakistan's Parliament over the operation.
Hillary Clinton called the Pakistani president as U.S. influential senator John Kerry met Pakistan's army chief and will meet more Pakistani leaders on Monday.
Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani apprised Senator John Kerry about "intense feelings of rank and file of Pakistan Army" on U.S. unilateral raid at Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden, an army statement said.
John Kerry, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrived late Sunday night and met with the Pakistan army chief to try to get back on track the relations deteriorated after the U.S. action. Xinhua
