US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay a two-day visit to Pakistan beginning from July 31.
According to a private TV channel, Kerry’s visit schedule has been finalized. Kerry had accepted an invitation to visit Pakistan, extended to him by Adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz during a meeting held on the sidelines of the 20th Ministerial Meeting of the Asean Regional Forum on July 2.
The US secretary of State was previously expected to arrive in Pakistan on July 29. However the trip was later postponed after US officials said that he would visit Pakistan in “a few days time”.
Reports said that the condition of Kerry’s wife, who has suffered a stroke earlier this month, was improving and that the US secretary of State was expected to arrive in Pakistan on July 31.
According to the new itinerary, Kerry would hold meetings with the Pakistani president, prime minister, and the advisor for national security and foreign affairs on August 1.
The US official will hold negotiations with key Pakistan government and military leadership over resumption of Pak-US Strategic dialogues.
During his meetings, matters pertaining to US economic assistance to Islamabad including funding for Diamer-Basha Dam will also come under discussion.
Key issues including drone attacks in Pakistan are expected to be discussed during the US official’s visit.
