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President Zardari stresses prevailing public sentiment on issues of national sovereignty
Islamabad (PPI) - President Asif Ali Zardari in meeting Friday with United States Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton made clear will of the people and prevailing public sentiment on issues of national sovereignty, security and Pakistan's national interests in line with unanimous resolution adopted recently in the joint sitting of the parliament.
During the one on one and delegation level talks with President Zardari in the Presidency Ms Clinton was accompanied with US Ambassador Cameron Munter, Michael Mullen Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior officials of the State Department and the US embassy in Islamabad.
Pakistan side included Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Interior Minister Rahman Malik, COAS General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani, Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and senior officials.
Briefing newsmen spokesperson to the President, Farhatullah Babar said a candid, constructive and positive exchange of views took place on host of issues in meetings that lasted for over two hours and covered full spectrum of Pak-US relations, issues of regional stability and security including countering terrorism and peace in Afghanistan.
Both sides reaffirmed the imperatives of Pak-US ties and need for forging durable partnership on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual benefit.
Secretary Clinton stated that a secure, stable, democratic and prosperous Pakistan was in the US national interest and a critical factor in regional stability and peace.
The two sides agreed that in pursuing counter terrorism, both countries will work together in any future actions against high value targets in Pakistan. They acknowledged that militancy threatened both countries and it was in both countries interest to fight it.
They also agreed on putting relations back on track and to cooperate and work together in not only countering terrorism but also in promoting cooperative ties as well as for reconciliation and peace in Afghanistan. It was in interest of both countries that relations based on respect for sovereignty, mutual trust, mutual interest should move on and carried forward in a mutually beneficial manner.
Farhatullah said there also was an agreement to recommence preparatory work for strategic partnership dialogue process. The issue of drone attacks also came under discussion with President Zardari emphatically underlying need for revisiting the issue, he said.
Ms Clinton said the US recognized difficult political and military challenges faced by Pakistan and that she had come to reiterate the value of mutual relations. She said President Obama had repeatedly demonstrated commitment to long term partnership and that there was no room for misunderstanding and misperception.
During the one on one and delegation level talks with President Zardari in the Presidency Ms Clinton was accompanied with US Ambassador Cameron Munter, Michael Mullen Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior officials of the State Department and the US embassy in Islamabad.
Pakistan side included Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Interior Minister Rahman Malik, COAS General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani, Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and senior officials.
Briefing newsmen spokesperson to the President, Farhatullah Babar said a candid, constructive and positive exchange of views took place on host of issues in meetings that lasted for over two hours and covered full spectrum of Pak-US relations, issues of regional stability and security including countering terrorism and peace in Afghanistan.
Both sides reaffirmed the imperatives of Pak-US ties and need for forging durable partnership on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual benefit.
Secretary Clinton stated that a secure, stable, democratic and prosperous Pakistan was in the US national interest and a critical factor in regional stability and peace.
The two sides agreed that in pursuing counter terrorism, both countries will work together in any future actions against high value targets in Pakistan. They acknowledged that militancy threatened both countries and it was in both countries interest to fight it.
They also agreed on putting relations back on track and to cooperate and work together in not only countering terrorism but also in promoting cooperative ties as well as for reconciliation and peace in Afghanistan. It was in interest of both countries that relations based on respect for sovereignty, mutual trust, mutual interest should move on and carried forward in a mutually beneficial manner.
Farhatullah said there also was an agreement to recommence preparatory work for strategic partnership dialogue process. The issue of drone attacks also came under discussion with President Zardari emphatically underlying need for revisiting the issue, he said.
Ms Clinton said the US recognized difficult political and military challenges faced by Pakistan and that she had come to reiterate the value of mutual relations. She said President Obama had repeatedly demonstrated commitment to long term partnership and that there was no room for misunderstanding and misperception.
