WASHINGTON – Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Ali JahangirSiddiqui met Assistant for Energy Resources at US Department of State,Francis Fannon on Tuesday and discussed matters pertaining to energyresources.
Both the officials discussed two-way cooperation on securing energyresources, trade and investment between Islamabad and Washington.
Fannon oversees US foreign policy in the critical intersection of energyand national security.
Siddiqui has been calling on high-profile US officials seeking to cementties between the two countries that have been allies in the Global War onTerror (GWOT).
Last month, Siddiqui had said both Pakistan and the US were aware of issuessurrounding bilateral ties. Talking to newsmen in Dallas, the Pakistanienvoy said the two countries were working towards the restoration of theirbilateral relationship.
Siddiqui was named the ambassador on May 8 after Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, hispredecessor, stepped down from the position.
The new envoy reached Washington, DC on May 29 and assumed his new role ofambassadorship on May 30, however, he is also facing investigations by theNational Accountability Bureau (NAB) at home.