Pompeo hails Pakistan’s support for reconciliation in Afghanistan
washington — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appreciated Pakistan’s support for political reconciliation in Afghanistan and for peace in the neighbourhood during a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here on Tuesday.
The two leaders held wideranging talks on bilateral and regional issues during the meeting that was held at the US State Department. The Foreign Minister was assisted by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and Ambassador of Pakistan to the US Ali Jehangir Siddiqui.
The foreign minister, who is paying an official visit to Washington at Secretary Pompeo’s invitation, said that close engagement between Pakistan and the US had always been mutually beneficial and a factor for stability in South Asia.
He stressed that, going forward, a broad-based and structured framework for dialogue would best serve the two countries’ shared interests.
Qureshi highlighted the development-focused and people-centric agenda of the government, which was contingent on peace and security in Pakistan’s neighbourhood.
The foreign minister noted that Pakistan and the US shared a common desire for peace and stability in Afghanistan and the region at large. He reiterated Pakistan’s support for a political settlement in Afghanistan, noting that the use of force had failed to deliver results. —