Blinken and Qureshi underline shared desire for bilateral Pakistan US ties

Blinken and Qureshi underline shared desire for bilateral Pakistan US ties during telephonic conversation.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken conversed on Friday.

Blinken and Qureshi underline shared desire for bilateral Pakistan US ties

Both sides stressed the need for continuing close coordination and cooperation to ensure meaningful progress in the Afghan peace process.

Shah Mahmood noted a fundamental convergence between Pakistan and the United States on the need for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan.

He underscored that securing peace in Afghanistan as the shared responsibility of all stakeholders inside Afghanistan as well as key regional and international players.

The FM further noted it as imperative for all relevant stakeholders to press all Afghan parties to engage constructively towards achieving an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement.

Meanwhile, in a statement in Washington, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price said the two leaders underscored the shared desire for a stable and sustainable bilateral relationship.

At the State Department’s regular press briefing, Spokesman Ned Price said this.

Ned Price says

He called Pakistan an important partner in various fronts.

Furthermore, he said both the countries have shared interests in peace and stability in Afghanistan.

The spokesman said Pakistan has remained helpful recently when it comes to this shared interest.

Moreover, he said that our shared interests go well beyond that broader counterterrorism interests as well, not to mention the people-to-people ties that unite our two countries.

GTV