American congressman calls on prime minister Abbasi

"Good discussion" held on bilateral relations

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday met Congressman Ted Yoho.

The prime minister is in the United States on a private visit. In a tweet, the Pakistani embassy in Washington shared that House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & Pacific Chairman Yoho and Ranking Member Brad Sherman had called on Abbasi.

Congressman Ted Yoho ( R-FL) , Chairman House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & Pacific along with Subcommittee’s Ranking Member Brad Sherman (D-CA) called on the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during his private visit to the United States. pic.twitter.com/6kxxLjakU9

— Pakistan Embassy US (@PakinUSA) March 16, 2018

Separately, Sherman also tweeted about having had a "good discussion" with the prime minister on US-Pakistan relations.

As the Ranking Member of the Asia Subcommittee, I had the opportunity to meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who is here on an unofficial trip. We had a good discussion on all the issues concerning the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. pic.twitter.com/ITcnKjbgao

— Congressman Brad Sherman (@BradSherman) March 16, 2018

President Mamnoon Hussain said on Friday that terrorism had adversely affected Pakistan and cooperating with the US was imperative to curb terror.