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Summary Af-Pak special envoy says time would be required for issues to be resolved with Pakistan.
US special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman said that some differences exist with Pakistan and time would be required to resolve those issues.In an interview at Chicago, Grossman said President Zardari did meet with President Karzai and with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Chicago, about Pakistan’s role in regional peace and the end stages of NATOs involvement in Afghanistan.The meeting between Mr. Zardari and Clinton lasted for over an hour. Others present included Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter.Grossman told that the meeting included “a complete review of all of our bilateral partnerships.” He added that the purpose was to focus on “how to move forward in this relationship.”The senior US envoy said the talks on Sunday will help with the ongoing negotiations over the NATO supply routes, and he played down the significance of the Obama-Karzai-Zardari meeting that did not take place, saying it would be better for Afghanistan and Pakistan to hold direct bilateral talks.Meanwhile, the meeting between Presidents Zardari and Karzai resulted in a decision to extend the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement to countries in Central Asia.
