ISLAMABAD: Responding to the United States President Donald Trump’s statement seeking a meeting with the Pakistani leadership, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that improved ties between Pakistan and the US are important for the regional stability.
“If the US understands Pakistan’s importance and then moves forward, then matters will improve,” the information minister said as he underscored the importance of better ties between the two countries.
In a tweet posted earlier in the day, Fawad said, “Peace in Pakistan is linked to Afghanistan,” adding that the role of United States is “extremely important” for stability in Afghanistan.
Trump’s remarks came as quite a contrast to his stance exactly a year ago, when he had said the United States “foolishly gave Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years” and that Islamabad had “given us nothing but lies and deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools”.
