Alice Wells tells Tehmina Janjua Pakistan’s support critical for peace in AfghanistanSays US wants to eradicate ‘non-state actors’ and terrorism from regionUnited States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells has said the US wants “positive and constructive” relations with Pakistan. “Pakistan is an important country in the region [South Asia] with an important part to play,” she said while talking to BBC Urdu. Discussing Prime Minister Imran Khan and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo’s meeting, she said that the two officials “discussed positive and constructive relations between the two countries”. During the meeting, the foreign secretary said Pakistan desired a broad relationship with the US that was based on mutual respect and shared interests. Highlighting the steps taken to engage with the Afghan government, she reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for a comprehensive political reconciliation process in Afghanistan.

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2018 08:15 UTC