PM Imran Congratulates Newly Sworn-in US President
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday night congratulated newly sworn-in US President Joe Biden following his inauguration.
"Look forward to working with @POTUS in building a stronger Pak-US partnership through trade and economic engagement, countering climate change, improving public health, combating corruption & promoting peace in region and beyond," the premier tweeted.
Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed”. He swore the oath of office to take the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.
According to the Express Tribune, Biden is someone who knows Pakistan and this region better than any other US president, given the fact that for decades he headed the powerful US Foreign Relations Committee. He also worked closely with Pakistan as vice president during president Obama’s 8-year term.
“This can work to the advantage of Pakistan,” said a senior Pakistani official, who is optimistic that relations between Pakistan and the US may see a positive turn under the new US administration.
Pakistan is in touch with the Biden team particularly on Afghanistan, which is currently a major priority of the US. Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Dr Asad Majid Khan was in Islamabad recently to hold talks to share his perspective about the incoming administration as well as seek guidance from the government to pursue Pakistan’s interests, according to official sources.
Pakistan believes that the new US administration would stick to the Afghan peace process, although US Secretary of State-designate Anthony Blinkin told Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing that the Biden administration intended to review the peace deal with the Taliban . He, however, underlined that like the Trump administration the Biden team would want a peaceful withdrawal from Afghanistan .
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