Hillary Clinton reaches Pakistan

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Hillary Clinton reaches Pakistan

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18 July,2010 12:01 am

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will arrive Islamabad on Sunday for two days visit to consult with leaders on bilateral and regional issues. She will also participate with her delegation in a meeting of the bilateral Ministerial-level Strategic Dialogue with Pakistan being held at Foreign Office here on Monday, said a statement issued by U.S. Embassy here on Saturday. Hillary Clinton will also chair a meeting of the Strategic Dialogue with her counterpart, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Strategic Dialogue working group leaders from both governments will report on the tangible outcomes of their work which has been completed following extensive meetings in last three months in Pakistan. During the visit, Hillary Clinton will also directly engage with Pakistani citizens and take their questions in a Town Hall meeting. The Ministerial-level bilateral Strategic Dialogue that was launched in Washington on March 24 this year has 13 separate working groups that have met in Islamabad over the past three months on the subjects of agriculture; communications and public diplomacy; defense; economics and finance; education; energy; health; law enforcement and counterterrorism; market access; science and technology; security, strategic stability and nonproliferation; water; and womens empowerment.