Washington, May 18 (ANI): White House National Security Advisor Tom Donilon has said there has been "real progress" in talks with Pakistan on the issue of opening NATO supply routes to Afghanistan.
With the NATO Chicago summit nearing, the U.S. remains hopeful for a signal from Islamabad that the supply routes, blocked for six months, as a reaction to an air raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghanistan border, would be reopened soon, reports The Express Tribune.
The Pakistan Foreign Office has also confirmed President Asif Ali Zardari's participation in the Chicago summit along with the Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary.
With negotiators from both sides due to resume on Friday, the possibility of a deal in time for the conference cannot be ruled out.
"The key government groups in Islamabad have instructed their negotiators to move to conclude the negotiations," Donilon said.
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense George Little said the discussions on Ground Lines Of Communications (GLOCs) will continue, adding that it would be "helpful to have the routes re-opened". (ANI)
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