Foreign Office spokesperson has said that Pakistan-US relationship is on track.
Briefing the media, Spokesperson of the Foreign Office Tehmina
Janjua acknowledged that there were difficulties in the relationship in
the past but the two sides are trying to remove them through dialogue
and discussions.
She said the two countries are making efforts to recommence work on
the strategic dialogue process and only two days back a meeting of the
working group on law enforcement and counter terrorism was held in
Islamabad.
The spokesperson said there is recognition in the US administration
about importance of relationship with Pakistan. She said there are more
positives in the relationship than negatives.
To a question she said Pakistan has categorically stated that it
would support and facilitate the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and
reconciliation process in that country. She said Pakistan is supporting
the process because it is in its national interests to have peace and
stability in Afghanistan.
She pointed out that there is two-tier mechanism to support peace
and reconciliation in Afghanistan involving Pakistan, US and
Afghanistan and next meetings of these groups would be held in
Islamabad for which dates are being discussed.
About cross-border attacks inside Pakistan from Afghanistan, she
said the Prime Minister yesterday took up the issue with Afghan
President Hamid Karzai expressing serious concern over the development.
She said this situation is being created by militants causing loss of
human life and damage to property in Pakistan as welld as in border
regions of Afghanistan. There is a common concern between the two
countries on this issue.
The spokesperson said joint working group of Pakistan and India on
Cross-LoC Confidence Building Measures would meet in New Delhi on 18th
of this month. Director-General South Asia of Foreign Office would lead
Pakistan’s delegation at the meeting.
She said dates for Ministerial level meeting between Pakistan and
India are being finalized. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina
Rabbani Khar would lead Pakistan’s delegations at the talks. SANA
