The Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Ishaq Dar, received a telephone call from the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, tonight, during which both leaders expressed satisfaction with the positive career of the relations between Pakistan.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the conversation saw the two officials exchanging points of view on recent regional and international developments, with emphasis on improving cooperation.
Both parties reaffirmed their mutual commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties in multiple sectors, underlining the importance of sustained collaboration between Islamabad and Washington.
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In recent months, there was a dramatic change in Pakistan’s relationship with the United States, while, on the other hand, the ties of India with Washington had reached their lowest reflux.
In August, Washington and Islamabad praised a commercial agreement, which Pakistan said it would lead to lower tariffs and a greater investment.
“We have just concluded an agreement with the country of Pakistan, for which Pakistan and the United States will work together in the development of their huge oil reserves,” Trump announced the agreement while writing a publication on its social media platform, Truth Social.
We are in the process of choosing the oil company that will lead this association. Who knows, maybe they will sell oil to India one day! “, The president of the United States, added in his publication, without giving additional details of the agreement.
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That announcement occurred hours after 25% tariffs on Indian imports announced, in addition to an un specified “penalty” on the purchases of Russian weapons and energy from New Delhi.
Weeks before the announcement, another great development occurred when the president of the United States, Donald Trump, received the head of the Pakistan army, the field marshal also Munir, for a lunch at the White House in June at an unprecedented meeting to which he called an honor.
“It was an honor for me to meet Munir,” Trump said. “I invited him to thank him for not going to war. He deserved thanks for helping to ensure the high fire.”
