Washington
The United States looks forward to strengthening its partnership with Pakistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, as he greeted the Pakistani nation on the occasion of country’s 74th Independence Day.
“On behalf of the government of the United States of America and the American people, I extend greetings and best wishes to the people of Pakistan as you celebrate your Independence Day,” Pompeo said in a message.
For more than 70 years, the US and Pakistan have worked together on issues of “critical importance,” he said. “Last year, despite many challenges, we have made notable progress in advancing the Afghan peace process, and our health and economic cooperation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic is saving lives,” Pompeo said.
“The United States looks forward to strengthening our bilateral partnership by expanding US-Pakistan trade and working together to protect fundamental freedoms in the years to come,” he added.
Mike Pompeo, on a visit to Austria, said the US will do everything in its power to extend the international arms embargo on Iran under discussion at the UN.
Pompeo said Iran must also provide full and immediate cooperation with the IAEA whose head he was meeting in Vienna.”— Agencies
