PM tells envoy Pakistan and US need to strengthen ties

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday called for improving engagement between Pakistan and the United States.

“Pakistan and US need to collaborate to pursue common objectives and issues of mutual interest,” Abbasi told US Ambassador David Hale during a meeting.

Abbasi and Hale agreed that relations between the two countries should be strengthened through multi-faceted engagement.

Separately, in a meeting with Afghan Ambassador Omar Zakhilwal, Prime Minister Abbasi reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace and stability in the region with special focus on Afghanistan.

He also expressed his support for reconciliation between the two neighbouring countries.

Zakhilwal said the Afghan government is willing to improve bilateral relations with Pakistan.

“Bilateral relations between the two countries have significant historical, cultural, economic and political linkages,” he added.

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