ISLAMABAD – Top American diplomat Alice Wells arrives in Pakistan on animportant visit.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central AsianAffairs Alice Wells is expected in Islamabad today for a four-day visit.
The visit is part of her 10-day tour of the region, during which she hasalready been to Sri Lanka and India before her arrival in Pakistan.
In Islamabad, she will meet senior Pakistani government officials andmembers of civil society to discuss issues of bilateral and regionalconcerns, including Afghanistan and the Middle East tensions.
Wells’ visit to Pakistan comes on the heels of Foreign Minister ShahMehmood Qureshi’s visitlinktoUnited States where he met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-GeneralAntonio Guterres and UN President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande.
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On his trip, the foreign minister also exchanged views with US lawmakerson Pakistan-US bilateral relations and important regional matters of mutualinterest, including Afghanistan peace process and Kashmir issue.
During his meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Qureshi saidthat Pakistan desired peace and stability in the region and was committedto playing its role in ending the prevailing tensions in the region.
