ISLAMABAD – British Prime Minister David Cameron said that he wants to deepen and enhance the “unbreakable partnership” between Pakistan and Britain.
The British prime minister arrived in Islamabad Tuesday morning on his first visit to Pakistan since taking office last May.
Cameron held formal talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
“The unbreakable partnership must not just be between our two governments. It must be between our peoples too,” Cameron said in a statement.
The British prime minister visited a mosque and a girls’ school in Islamabad and will deliver a lecture at a university in the afternoon.
“The links between our countries go deep. As Prime Minister in London, ensuring what’s best for Britain means that I have a direct interest in seeing Pakistan succeed,” he said.
“I come here today to mark a new chapter in the relationship between our two countries. As President Zardari and I agreed when he visited Chequers last August,” he said.
The British prime minister and his Pakistani counterpart led their teams in a strategic dialogue and discussed ways to further boost economic and anti-terror cooperation, officials said.
Military and defense officials from both sides also held national security dialogue and discussed how to enhance bilateral cooperation against terrorism.
