Haqqani calls for normalization of Pak-US ties

Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani on Wednesday urged the need for the normalization of Pak-US relations.
Addressing a forum at California University, Hussain Haqqani stressed the need for better understanding and said that contradictory statements coming from both sides pose a big challenge to the normalization of ties between Pakistan and the United States.
“These time-tested ties should not succumb to any fleeting estrangements,” said Haqqani.
He said that any single incident cannot affect the bilateral relations as both countries agree on common interests.
Haqqani also said that only the continuation of a democratic system can resolve the internal, as well as external, problems of Pakistan, and only democracy can lead the nation to face the challenges of the 21st century.