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Thursday, December 24, 2009
News Desk
WASHINGTON: The United States further distanced itself from the beleaguered Zardari government on Wednesday when the State Department stated clearly that if there was a legal judgment that changes the status of the government, “it is really an internal matter for Pakistan.”
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley was asked, at a press briefing about the US opinion or concerns if the government of President Zardari were to be deemed unconstitutional and, therefore, illegitimate.
His response was: “That ultimately is a judgment for the Pakistani people to make. You have an ongoing process between two branches of the Pakistani Government. It’s not for us to try to get in the middle of that. What is important is that the Pakistani Government and its leadership be seen as legitimate in the eyes of the Pakistani people. There was an election in Pakistan. President Zardari came to office through a legitimate parliamentary process. Prime Minister Gilani was elected by the Pakistani people. If there’s a legal judgment that changes the status of the government, that is really an internal matter for Pakistan.”
In reply to another question, Crowley said: “This is really an internal matter for the Pakistani Government. We continue to work closely with the government of President Zardari. Our concern is to, and we continue to work, to try to help build up the capacity of the Government of Pakistan to meet the needs of its own people. We just last week sent up the first report on our civilian assistance programmes under Kerry-Lugar-Berman. But as to what is happening with the president and other ministers, this is an internal matter.”
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