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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that US should resolve the Kashmir issue in order to have peace in the region; where as the special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said that democratic institutions in Pakistan are facing problems.Pakistan on Wednesday praised US President Barack Obama for saying he would visit the country next year, calling it a sign of commitment between the troubled war partners. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, speaking afterward at the Brookings Institution think-tank, called his meeting with Obama very satisfying. The fact that he has agreed to visit Pakistan next year, the fact that he has decided to invite the president of Pakistan to the United States of America, that is the level of engagement that is taking place, Qureshi said. The United States has played a delicate balancing act, seeking to show Pakistan it seeks a relationship beyond cooperation on Afghanistan while also trying to broaden its ties with India, the world's largest democracy. But Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi acknowledged obviously there are concerns that remain between Pakistan and the United States. Richard Holbrooke, the special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said that Pakistan is an important ally in war on terror and Pak-US talks are taking place because of Pakistan and not of Afghanistan. Holbrooke also said that Pakistan experienced extraordinary floods and the flood affected area is as big as whole of Italy. US will continue to provide every possible aid and assistance for the flood affectees, he added.
