Envoy reaffirms US' commitment to strengthen Pakistan-US ties
Last updated on: 01 July,2022 09:33 pm
Envoy reaffirms US' commitment to strengthen Pakistan-US ties
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Friday reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to further strengthen and reinforce Pakistan-US ties.
He said this in his meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Friday. During the meeting, the Prime Minister congratulated the US Ambassador on presenting the credentials and reiterated his commitment to further enhance relations between the two countries.
PM Shehbaz said that Pakistan has huge economic and demographic potential and US companies should invest in Pakistan’s large market and underscored Pakistan’s desire to further develop this relationship on the basis of mutual respect, trust, and interest.
He also stressed the need to have the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Ministerial meeting take place later this year, also hold the Business Opportunities Conference this year.
Recalling the depth and breadth of Pakistan-US relationship, the prime minister underscored that various Dialogues established between Pakistan and US have been playing a critical role in strengthening our bilateral ties in the areas of trade, investment, IT, climate change, health, and energy.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Pakistan and the United States. The premier hoped that both countries would celebrate this historic occasion in a befitting manner, which would further deepen bilateral and people-to-people ties.
He also stressed the need to have more exchanges at high-level between the two countries. The Prime Minister emphasized that the deepening of cooperation between Pakistan and the United States would promote peace and stability in Afghanistan and contribute to averting the humanitarian crisis in that country, which had been further aggravated by the recent earthquake.
While highlighting the rising wave of Islamophobia in India, Shehbaz Sharif condemned the sacrilegious remarks by the two BJP officials about the revered personality of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) that had deeply hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
Shehbaz also underlined that India was committing grave violations of human rights in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. While reiterating Pakistan’s commitment towards promotion of peace in the region, he stressed the importance of peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
He called upon the international community to discharge its moral and normative obligations, while also calling upon India to adhere to the UN resolutions.
The PM congratulated the Ambassador on his presentation of credentials and expressed the hope that the Ambassador would devote his efforts to deepening and enhancing bilateral ties between the US and Pakistan.
He also conveyed his sincere good wishes to the people and Government of the United States on their 246th Independence Day.
The US envoy also thanked Pakistan for its prompt and effective assistance in facilitating evacuation from Afghanistan.