US to continue strategic ties with Pakistan: Security advisor
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Sept 27, IRNA
Pakistan-US Ties
National Security Advisor of President George W. Bush, Steve Hadley reiterated that US commitment to a long-term, strategic relationship with Pakistan and expressed satisfaction with the level of cooperation achieved in various fields between the two countries.
He made the remarks during his meeting with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri at the Foreign Office on Tuesday, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
In the meeting, which lasted over an hour, the Foreign Minister and the National Security Advisor held a comprehensive exchange of views on issues of bilateral, regional and international interest including the latest developments in Afghanistan following the recent elections there and progress in the Composite Dialogue Process with India.
The National Security Advisor Hadley spoke about successful conduct of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan on September 18 and expressed thanks and appreciations for the arrangements made by Pakistan in helping to maintain peace and security during the polls.
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri referred to the deployment of a large number of Pakistani troops on the Pak-Afghan border for that purpose.
He also expressed happiness of the Pakistan government over the peaceful conduct of the elections. Foreign Minister Kasuri said that a stable Afghanistan was in Pakistan's own interest and added that stable conditions in Afghanistan will encourage more than three million Afghan refugees still in Pakistan to go back to Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri briefed in detail the national security advisor about the ongoing composite dialogue process with India and expressed hope that the process would lead to a solution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue acceptable, of course, to the people of Jammu and Kashmir as well as to Pakistan and India.
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