ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference have urged Pakistan and US to put
their act together for regional peace as soon as possible.
The
conference on ‘Pakistan-US divergence: Can the grip be bridged?’ was
organised by Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS) in
collaboration with the Asia Foundation here in Islamabad Press club on
Wednesday.
Representative of the Asia Foundation Masood Hussain
said, “The two countries should not act independently,” adding that
coordination and sharing efforts is very important.
The speakers
on the occasion also stressed that Pakistan and US should realize each
other strategic interest and proceed by accommodating each other.
They said that Indo-US strategic agreements have really disturbed the region and relations of Pakistan with US.
The
speakers said that due to its relation with India, US is demanding
accommodation of the Indian interest in Afghanistan and that is creating
some difficulty. The speakers were of the view that safe exit for US is
not possible without the help of Pakistan.
Some of the speakers
pointed out that several countries have proxies in Afghanistan and some
time withdrawal of US forces till 2014 seem difficult.
However, at the end the experts were agreed that gap between Pakistan and US policies in the region could be bridged.
The
conference was attended by prominent academician, politician,
strategists, researchers, journalists and others. Jonathan G. Pratt
represented US embassy on the occasion. Online
