State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland has said that her country supports Pakistan- India ties and high-level talks.
In a press briefing, the spokesperson said that the Pakistan Prime Minister, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s visit to India augurs well. Some progress has been made in relation to visa, traveling facility and economic matters between Pakistan and India, she said.
US has always supported positive headway in Pak- India relations. Pakistan and India are improving their relations on diplomatic level, US spokesperson said.
She once again expressed reservations on Pak-Iran gas pipeline project and hoped that Pakistan would not go in a direction that would cause US to impose sanctions on it.
“I spoke about it quite extensively yesterday. Just to be absolutely clear again, if this deal is finalised for a proposed Iran-Pakistan pipeline, it would raise serious concerns under our Iran Sanctions Act,” Ms Nuland said.
She added that the US was involved in many ways to help Pakistan address its energy needs.
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Pak PM visit to India augurs well: Nuland
