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The US has called the commitment to dialogue by Pakistan and India a step in the right direction and reaffirmed its support for efforts towards improvement in relations between the two neighbors. He added that the dialogue would reduce tensions between the countries.US Foreign Office spokesperson of State Philip J Crowley added that the mutual commitment to high-level dialogue is a step in the right direction which is in the wider interest of the US and other regional nations including Afghanistan. Crowley urged the two countries to take appropriate steps so that tensions can be reduced, cooperation can be increased, and as a result, you have a more stable region that is focused on both interests that they share and threats that they share. US want Pakistan to concentrate on its fight against Taliban militants and Al-Qaeda in neighboring Afghanistan.
