Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with the visiting Pakistani army chief, General Raheel Sharif, during which the two discussed “security-related” issues.
“Secretary Kerry met on Thursday morning with Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif to follow up on some of the security-related conversations that he had with Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif in October,” a State Department spokesperson said.
“General’s consultations in Washington are part of our regular, ongoing bilateral discussions with a broad range of Pakistani officials, and we appreciate the productive discussions we had regarding our bilateral defence and security relationship,” the spokesperson said.
Kerry reaffirmed his commitment to the US-Pakistan partnership, and its importance in addressing issues of mutual concern and ensuring peace.
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