WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani has said that Pakistan and the United States have very important relationship and it has improved significantly over the years.
Talking to Pakistani media persons currently visiting the US for the coverage of upcoming US Presidential election on November 08, 2016 in Washington DC on Saturday, Jalil warmly welcomed them and appreciated their keen interests in the US Presidential Election. He said that it was a sure sign of progress media is making in Pakistan.
During the interaction, the ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani gave a detailed overview of the bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United States.
The ambassador said that the revival of the Strategic Dialogue in 2013 has laid down a strong foundation of the fresh start to further strengthen between the two countries,
Jilani also drew attention of the participants towards Six Working Groups between Pakistan and the US which are working for advancing interests of both the countries in different fields namely Economic, Finance & Trade, Energy Sector cooperation, Counter Terrorism and Law Enforcement Cooperation, Defence Cooperation, Nuclear cooperation and cooperation in the fields of Education, Science and Technology.
While applauding the significant cooperation between Pakistan and the US in the development of energy sector in Pakistan, the ambassador said that both the US and Pakistan have agreed on ‘Green Energy initiative’ and as a consequence, 3500 megawatts energy would be added in the national grid. Dassu Hydro Project which is of crucial importance for Pakistan also involves US cooperation, the ambassador added.
Since Pakistan is the largest recipient of the Full Bright Scholarship Program under the ambit of the US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Project, Pakistan is working closely with the various American universities to forge new possibilities for our students, Jalil Abbas Jilani concluded.
