Pakistan, US both to gain from strategic dialogue, says Qureshi
Pakistan
Pakistan, US both to gain from strategic dialogue, says Qureshi
Pakistans Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that three rounds of high-level dialogues have taken place during a span of just eight months. He said that the dialogue would benefit both the countries. Briefing the media representatives in Lahore about his recent trip to the USA, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the United States and Pakistan are playing important role in the region. He said that the government has tried to make the dialogue more meaningful and as a matter of fact 13 issues were discussed during the recent third round of strategic dialogue, including the problems of common man in Pakistan. Mr. Qureshi told the media that the US Secretary of State agreed with Pakistan on many issues. The foreign minister added that Pakistan has always been submissive before the USA but now the bilateral relations are changing their dimensions. Pakistan has started negotiating on its terms. Earlier all the negotiations used to be verbal in nature but now from this round of negotiation Pakistan has started documenting the complete negotiations. Shah Mehmood Qureshi disclosed that the US Secretary of State agreed with the Pakistani stance on many different issues. He said that negotiations are not a one-step process; in fact its a time taking process that would yield results only after its completion. Pakistan's Foreign Minister said that the USA has pledged a grant worth 7.5 billion dollars for Pakistan that would be utilized for the development of the country. The minister also told that Pakistan has rendered invaluable sacrifices in the war against terrorism.
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