ISLAMABAD – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Foreign Office tohold high level talks with his Pakistani counterpart.
He held talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi upon arrival inIslamabad.
Pompeo, who is accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff GeneralJoseph Dunford and a four-member delegation, was received by Qureshi uponreaching the Foreign Office from Nur Khan Airbase.
During the talks at the FO, bilateral, regional and international issueswere discussed.
FM Qureshi underscored the need to reset bilateral ties on the basis ofmutual trust and respect, the FO said regarding the talks.
Safeguarding Pakistan’s national interests will remain supreme priority, itadded.
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Earlier this afternoon, Pompeo landed in Islamabad and was received byofficials of the Foreign Ministry.
This is the first high-level visit from Washington since the PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government assumed office.
Pompeo is also expected to call on Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army ChiefGeneral Qamar Jawed Bajwa during his brief stay in the capital, diplomaticsources said.
