Observer Report Islamabad
United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf in Islamabad on Friday.
During the meeting, both sides deliberated eco-nomic cooperation, bilateral trade and regional secu-rity situation. The situation in Afghanistan also came under discussion.
The NSA and the US diplomat expressed a de-sire to bolster bilateral ties between the two coun-tries. Moeed Yusuf stressed the need for the world to stay in contact with the interim Afghan govern-ment.He said flagrant human rights violations by India in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir pose threat to regional security.
The US diplomat lauded Pakistan for helping evacuate foreigners from the war-ravaged country and hosting Afghan refugees.