WASHINGTON: The Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has said that Pakistan’s relations with the United States should not remain confined to security.
“Pakistan wants to transform its relationship with the United States into a durable partnership,” Chaudhry said while briefing newsmen in Washington.
Chaudhry said that no nuclear deal is being struck between Pakistan and the US, adding that Washington has expressed satisfaction over command and control system of Islamabad.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will have a meeting with the US President Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday during which the two leaders will discuss all subjects of mutual interest and regional situation with particular reference to Islamabad’s ties with Afghanistan and New Delhi.
The foreign secretary said that the prime minister’s meeting with President Obama is quite important.
Earlier on Wednesday, Sharif held a meeting with the US Secretary of State John Kerry and discussed issues pertaining to bilateral relationship as well as the situation of peace and security in the broader region.
Sharif informed John Kerry about the destabilizing role of Indian agencies in Pakistan’s northwester tribal, Balochistan and Karachi. He also apprised him of Pakistan’s efforts to improve relations with Afghanistan and reiterated his commitment to seek normalization with India.
Meanwhile, the separate dossiers containing evidence of the Indian involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan were handed over to the US secretary of state.
Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry told the newsmen that the Afghan situation and tension along the Line of Control (LoC) were discussed in meeting between the prime minister and the US secretary of state.
