Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Photo: INP
WASHINGTON:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the inaugural meeting of the Peace Board in Washington, where both sides agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic activities as well as mutual cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
During the meeting, the two sides underlined the importance of strategic relations between Pakistan and the United States and expressed satisfaction over the momentum and positive trajectory of the partnership, under the leadership of President Trump.
The prime minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, according to a press release issued by the media wing of the Prime Minister’s House on Friday.
The Prime Minister congratulated President Donald Trump and Secretary Rubio on the successful inaugural meeting of the Peace Board and reaffirmed that Pakistan was ready to work with the Peace Board for the implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan.
He emphasized the importance of continued high-level engagement between Pakistan and the United States to advance common goals in a rapidly evolving global environment.
Meanwhile, in a press release issued by the US State Department, Secretary Rubio thanked Pakistan for its continued support of President Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan and for participating in the inaugural meeting of the Peace Board as a founding member.
He also offered his condolences for the horrific January 31 attacks in Balochistan and the devastating February 6 attack in Islamabad, reaffirming the importance of our continued partnership in the fight against terrorism.
The Secretary welcomed Pakistan’s participation in the recent Ministerial Conference on Critical Minerals held in Washington.
The officials discussed critical development of the energy and minerals sector, as well as business investment opportunities for American companies.
“Met today with Pakistani Prime Minister (Shehbaz Sharif). I appreciate Pakistan’s continued support for the @POTUS Peace Plan for Gaza and for joining the Peace Board. In our meeting, we discussed the importance of our strategic relationship on critical minerals development and counterterrorism,” Rubio said in a social media post on ‘X’.
In response, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar also wrote in
