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US pledges vital strategic relationship with Pakistan after Obama’s India visit

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Friday that the US has strong relationships with both Pakistan and India and moving forward Washington would continue to have a close strategic partnership with Islamabad.

“We work with Pakistan on a range of issues and we work with India on a range of issues,” said Spokesperson Jen Psaki when asked about Washington’s

By APP
January 31, 2015
WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Friday that the US has strong relationships with both Pakistan and India and moving forward Washington would continue to have a close strategic partnership with Islamabad.

“We work with Pakistan on a range of issues and we work with India on a range of issues,” said Spokesperson Jen Psaki when asked about Washington’s ties in South Asia in the wake of US President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi.

Responding to a question about Pakistan’s concerns regarding the impact of operationalisation of the US-India civil nuclear deal, the spokesperson noted that this particular issue was one that had been ongoing for some time.

“But we certainly have reiterated our strong commitment to a strategic relationship with Pakistan. As you know Secretary of State John Kerry was there just a couple of weeks ago reiterating our commitment.”

Speaking in the backdrop of continued Pakistan-India tensions and shelling in Indian-held Kashmir and the Working Boundary, Psaki echoed Washington’s call for the two South Asian nuclear countries to enter into a dialogue for peaceful resolution to issues.

“We encourage dialogue between India and Pakistan and obviously the scope and scale of the process is for the two countries to determine,” she said.