- Both parties are established to increase ties in trade, technology, AI, security.
- Pakistan pushing trade on aid, opening the market towards us.
- China Armas deals with value, no alliances, says Dar.
Washington: The Vice Primer Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, said Friday that he hoped that a commercial agreement between Pakistan and the United States could be reached in a matter of days, not weeks.
“I think we are very close to ending an agreement with the US.
“It will not spend months, not even weeks, I would say (alone) days,” he said.
The Deputy Prime Minister shared these points of view after a productive bilateral meeting with the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, earlier in the day; However, US officials did not offer any term with respect to the very necessary trade agreement.
“The ties between Pakistan and the United States are improving, and both parties have agreed to work on the construction of a solid long -term association,” he told the audience.
Dar pointed out that his discussion with Rubio covered a wide range of problems, with both parties expressing their willingness to strengthen cooperation in commerce, investment, technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and anti -terrorism.
“We also discuss regional and global issues.”
Give thanked the US administration led by President Donald Trump for playing a useful role in the ease of tensions between Pakistan and India.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to close cooperation in global forums, including the UN Security Council, and emphasized the need for dialogue in the Iran-Israel conflict.
Speaking about economic relations with Washington, the Vice Prime Minister said: “Pakistan wants commerce, does not help.”
“Pakistan plans to provide greater access to American products in their markets and welcome US investors in the mining sector.”
Pakistan India tensions
Speaking about Pakistan-India tensions, GIV said that the two countries should stop pointing their fingers and start generating confidence if they want to move forward.
On the issue of terrorism, he said: “Pakistan is already taking measures and it is not necessary to tell him what to do.”
“India has not given any proof that Pakistan was involved in Pahalgam’s attack, said Dar, added:” India often uses terrorism to change the focus and avoid the real problem, the Kashmir’s dispute, which remains the main containment bone between the two neighbors. ”
He told the audience that India has tried several times to change the demography of the region during its more than 70 years of illegal occupation.
Dar also recalled the events prior to the high fire in May, stating that Pakistan ended his military operation in defense of his sovereignty.
He said Rubio had asked if Pakistan was ready for a high fire, to which he replied: “We were not ready to start a war in the first place.”
Give said that the United States had promised to help establish conversations between Pakistan and India in a neutral location.
“Pakistan is ready to talk about everything, from Kashmir to terrorism, but made it clear that the conversations must be on two sides.
“Pakistan can’t sit alone and wait for results,” said the Deputy Prime Minister during his talk in the group of experts.
“Pakistan does not want conflict with his neighbors,” he said. “We seek lasting peace in southern Asia, built in commerce and associations, not hostility.”
When asked about the United States that he appointed a terrorist group at the head of Resistance (TRF), he said that Pakistan had no problem with the movement, but did not agree with the linking of TRF with Lashkar-E-Taiba.
He said that the group was divided years ago, its members were arrested and imprisoned, and “TRF has nothing to do with that.”
Long -term ties
The Deputy Prime Minister said that the United States needs to get away from transactional ties and work towards a more strategic and stable relationship with Pakistan.
He made it clear that Pakistan’s defense agreements with China would not affect their relations with the United States, since such decisions depend on which country the best treatment offers.
Giving also facing questions about the internal political situation of Pakistan.
‘CEAS FIRE DISPARY’
He said that the former president of PTI, Imran Khan, used to meet him regularly and that he personally donated to the Khan hospital.
He blamed Khan’s sitting in 2014 for stopping economic progress and said he had tried to negotiate a “high domestic fire” at that time.
Giving criticized Khan for taking arms against the State on May 9 and said such acts must be treated under the law, regardless of the popularity of one.
“No one has the right to attack military facilities,” he said. “That is not political, that is betrayal.”
Dr. Afia Siddiqui Case
When commenting on the American imprisonment of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, giving said he had no objections if he was done under the law, but said that attacking national facilities in Pakistan was also an act of betrayal, a reference to the alleged violent policy of PTI.
Speaking of terrorism and extremism, to praise the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for taking difficult steps against militancy.
He criticized PTI’s government for undoing that progress.
The prime minister said that they (a regime led by Imran Khan) released more than 100 militants, opened the borders and let between 30,000 and 40,000 Taliban combatants return and regroup within Pakistan.
“That cup of tea returned life to the armed rebellion in Pakistan,” he said, in a strong reprimand of previous government policies.
Dar-Rubio meeting
The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, had previously praised the sacrifices of Pakistan in the war against terror during a meeting with DPM Dar, a rare high level interaction between the two countries.
The ties between Islamabad and Washington have improved after a long diplomatic freezing. The thaw became more visible last month when the president of the United States, Donald Trump, welcomed the field marshal also in the White House.
In his first meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, which lasted 40 minutes, Rubio recognized the unmatched sacrifices of Pakistan in the war on terror and praised the country’s constructive role in global and regional peace.
