The Obama Administration is waiting for the Pakistani Parliament to complete a review of its ties with the US to address some of Islamabad’s concerns, a US official has said.
“We are waiting for the end of this Pakistani parliamentary review. So obviously, once that has occurred, we’ll be able to hopefully address some of their concerns and move forward,” State Department spokesman, Mr Mark Toner, told presspersons at his daily news conference.
Responding to questions on the meeting between the US Secretary of State, Ms Hillary Clinton, and her Pakistani counterpart, Ms Hina Rabbani Khar, Mr Toner said the two leaders share a good chemistry between themselves.
“I think they have a very good chemistry. They’ve obviously met several times now and as we’ve said many times, it’s a very complex and wide-ranging relationship, so there’s always a great deal to discuss.
“And obviously, given the events of the past month or so, there’s a lot to address and also the need for us to try to look forward in the relationship,” he said.
Ms Clinton and Ms Khar had a very positive meeting in London.
“I think the key message to carry out of that was that it was a very positive meeting, constructive, and it was about looking forward,” he said.
“Obviously, recognition of the challenges to the relationship, the recent challenges being, of course, the November 24th incident, but also the need to move beyond that, and the ways that we can collaborate with Pakistan moving forward and in essence, reinvigorate the relationship,” he said.