Islamabad:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent his washington foreign policy assistant as part of Pakistan’s efforts to restore ties with the United States under the Trump administration.
Special Assistant of Prime Minister Sayed Tariq Fatami is in the capital of the United States and celebrated a series of meetings with Trump administration officials and influential congressmen to open a sustained channel of communication with the new administration.
The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, Shafqat Ali Khan, confirmed on Thursday the journalists at his weekly news conference that Fatami’s visit was the official.
The sources said the government decided to send Fatami to Washington to make sense of the situation of the land regarding Trump’s priorities.
Islamabad was promoted by the fact that President Donald Trump praised Islamabad to help the United States capture one of the key facilitators of the Kabul Airport of August 2021.
A statement issued by the Pakistani embassy in Washington said that Fatami, a former diplomat, held a series of meetings with Trump administration officials.
According to a statement issued by the Pakistan embassy in Washington, DC, the special assistant met with the senior official of the office/performance of the Secretary of State for Political Affairs Lisa Kenna and the senior director for the National Security Council of Asia Sur and Central Ricky Gill. He also met with the Congressman Member of Gregory Meeks, President, Subcommitte de Asia Sur and Central, the congressman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Bill Huizenga and Senator Jim Banks.
The statement said that discussions were maintained on ways to promote the Bilateral Pak-United States bilateral relations, especially cooperation in the fields of commerce and investment. In addition, the regional situation and international problems were also discussed.
During his meetings with US leaders, the special assistant highlighted the economic priorities of the Pakistan government. He said that government efforts have resulted in a clear improvement in economic indicators. He said that the recognition of the improvement of economic indicators by the IMF and the World Bank is proof that the economy was moving in the right direction.
The special assistant said that trade and investment were among the main priorities in relations between PAK-EE. UU. He said that there is immense potential to promote commercial and economic relations between the two countries, which will not only benefit the companies of both countries, but will also have a positive impact on the economy of the region.
Foreign Ministry spokesman said the special assistant informed the United States leadership about government policies, especially economic priorities. He explained that promoting bilateral relations, especially in the areas of commerce, economy and investment, was one of the main priorities of the government. Regional and international problems were also discussed during this meeting.
Regarding the introduction of a bill in the United States Congress, seeking sanctions on Pakistan, the spokesman said that Pakistan was aware that the bill was presented in the House of Representatives. “This is a single individual legislator initiative. We believe that the moment and context of the bill do not align well with the current positive dynamics of the bilateral relations of Pakistan-United States based on mutual respect, understanding and non-interference in the affairs of others,” Shafqat said.
He said the bill will have to go through several committees in the House of Representatives and Senate before approved. “We hope that the United States Congress will continue its support role in strengthening the ties of Pakistan-United States and focuses on the ways of mutual collaboration that benefit both our peoples and countries.
Pakistan remains committed to constitutionalism, the rule of law, the protection of human rights and freedom of expression, because democracy considers as a vehicle for prosperity and progress as a nation. As I mentioned earlier, this is an individual legislator initiative. This is not the position of the United States government. “
The spokesman also welcomed the recent evaluation of the United States intelligence community, declaring that Pakistan (TTP) prohibited as a great threat.
In the recent visit of the special envoy of Pakistan for Afghanistan to Kabul, the spokesman said that all the problems were marked during his meetings with the Taliban leadership, but would not explicitly mention the TTP.
