Pak-Us Ties: Obama refuses to paper over differences
US President Barack Obama says that he emphasised to President Asif Zardari that Pakistan has to be part of the solution in Afghanistan.
In a press conference at the Nato summit in Chicago, the US leader said that his discussion with President Zardari was very brief.
“It is in our interest to see a Pakistan that is democratic and stable,” he said, “We need to work through tensions that have risen. President Zardari shared with me his belief that these issues can be worked through.”
He said that they had not been expecting the Nato supply routes issue to be worked through during the summit. “We are making diligent progress on reopening of supply routes.”
He said neither Afghanistan nor Pakistan would have stability unless they could resolve their outstanding issues. “I don’t want to paper over real challenges,” the US president said, adding that there had been tensions between Pakistan and the US and Pakistan and Isaf over the past several months.
“Ultimately it is in our interest to see a stable Pakistan,” he said, adding that it was in Pakistan’s interest to see that they were not consumed by extremism in its midst.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2012.
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Those who believe that when America leaves everything will be ok should know that the Jihadis will not stop until Taliban like Shariah state is established in Pakistan.
@Billoo Bhaya: *'When America leaves the region there will be peace for there will be no killing from the skies' * You appear to be a Imran Khan's fan who is convinced that peace will return to Pakistan once Americans leave this region. However the fact of the matter is that almost all killings in Pakistan are carried out by either TTP or sectarian terrorists who are following independent agendas unrelated to US presence in Afghanistan. I dont think terrorists would suddenly leave their activities and ideology which is so dear to them and start playing cricket under IK. So, my dear friend get real and stop day dreaming.
No policy is judged through its good intentions but the outcomes it generates dear Mr.President. people of Pakistan face the dreadful outcomes of your afghan policies and they can no longer be fooled by so called "solution" talks.
Mr. President "and who is making this region unstable through wars". How much do you need to live a life? forgive these poor people who have noting in their hands to feed your appetite to rule the world through hired people in this world.
Friends and Enemies should be made with lot of care ,If you make bad choice in selection of friend then be prepare for its turning into a worst enemy .
When America leaves the region there will be peace for their will no killing from the skies.