Hillary for vigorous diplomatic ties with Pakistan

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for vigorous diplomatic engagement with Pakistan.

14 March,2012 04:05 am

“There are multiple overlapping worlds in Pakistan and we have to deal with all of them simultaneously. But the country is vital to our counterterrorism, economic stability, and regional cooperation goals for the region,” Clinton said in a speech to US diplomats at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington.“And we will continue to engage where we even have legitimate concerns and disagreements,” Clinton said and added that the global volatility over the last year has provided an opportunity for new partnerships.“We have one more person than we did last year, our ambassador to the newest country, South Sudan,” she said. “When we hold this conference in the future, I hope we can count on an ambassador to Burma among our ranks, because I know that we have no status quo in the world today.”Clinton said the United States is affirming its place as a Pacific power and strengthening its alliance with European and NATO partners.American leadership, she said, is more important than ever, as new powers rise, especially in the Arab world. “It brings new opportunities for partnership as well as growing economic competition and yes, new threats,” she said. “Only America has the reach, resources and relationships to anchor a more peaceful and prosperous world.”