WASHINGTON: US Special Envoy Marc Grossman has said that the killing
of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad gives us the opportunity to now finish
Al-Qaeda.
In an interview to US TV, Grossman said Pakistan,
Afghanistan and other countries all around the world extend cooperation
to defeat al-Qaeda.
He said US supports democracy in Pakistan,
adding that every time increasing the influence of democracy would
decrease the influence of extremism.
To a question, Grossman
said obviously, the way Pakistan organizes its own government is its
business. As far as I’m concerned, I think that the increased amount of
democracy in Pakistan, more political parties, more integration of that
part of Pakistan into the rest of that society has got to be a positive
thing.
We’ve supported the civilian government there and the
efforts they’re making politically, economically, democratically to
move Pakistan forward. That decision is really for Pakistanis to make.
But I think every time you can increase the influence of democracy, you
decrease the influence of extremism.
The US special envoy said
he was optimistic that Pakistan would support reconciliation process in
Afghanistan, adding that over the past few months Pakistan has
supported Afghan reconciliation process.
About the kidnapping
of US national Weinstein, he said the idea that anyone would come and
kidnap him I think is just outrageous. We have not heard anybody claim
responsibility for this. But what I can tell you is we have received
excellent cooperation from the Pakistani authorities. Online
