Islamabad, Aug 2 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said clear terms of engagement should be agreed upon between Pakistan and the United States in the war against militants to avoid any kind of unilateral action that could have a serious impact on bilateral relations.
Zardari presented his views during his meeting with US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Ambassador Marc Grossman at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Monday, The Dawn reports.
Ambassador Grossman was accompanied by Ambassador Cameron Munter, Rear Admiral Philip Davidson, and other senior officials. Besides, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister for Finance Senator Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Minister for Interior Senator Rehman Malik, were among other Pakistani officials who were present in the meeting.
The paper quoted Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar as saying that Pak-US bilateral relations, war against militants and regional situation with special reference to Afghanistan was discussed during the meeting.
Talking about the war against militants, Zardari said that the absence of well-defined and documented terms could lead to wrong steps being taken by any of the sides, which eventually could end up undermining the bilateral relations.
The President said that terms of engagement should be clearly defined and specified so that any dispute could be settled amicably through the available institutions, and also emphasized that a long-term relation with the US would be based on mutual interest, trust and mutual respect, he added. (ANI)
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