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Pak-US ties to be projected positively: US Envoy
ISLAMABAD: US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghaistan, Marc Grossman said Wednesday that abandoning Pakistan after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan was a big mistake, Geo news reported.Grossman met with Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani here and stressed that reconciliation in Afghanistan was not possible without Pakistan. During the meeting bilateral relations between the US and Pakistan were discussed.
The meeting was attended by US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter and US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan C. Crocker. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Defense Minister Ahmed Mukhtar and Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir were also in attendance.
Cooperation in the ongoing war against terrorism was also discussed during the meeting. Prime Minister Gilani said that messages from the US and Pakistan should be strong and positive and should leave no room for militants.
Courtesy www.geo.tv