Pakistan says ‘engagements’ with Washington to continue

ISLAMABAD: The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells, met Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
“During the meeting, views were exchanged on issues of mutual interest, regional security and cooperation between both countries,” said the military media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.
ISPR added: “Both also agreed on continued engagement on multiple levels.”
According to the ISPR statement, the US principal deputy assistant secretary said: "The sacrifices and resilience of the people and armed forces of Pakistan are appreciated as well as the role the Pakistan Army has played in battling the scourge of terrorism."
“Both reaffirmed the commitment toward the common goal of peace and stability in the region and discussed measures towards that aim,” the statement added.
The US official also met Monday with the Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, at her office in Islamabad.
Wells arrived in Islamabad on Monday from Kabul, where she had met with Afghan officials.
During her visit to Kabul, Wells told the media that neighboring countries had a vital role to play in pushing the process ahead but that Pakistan was not doing enough.
"We have not yet seen the sustained and decisive action on the part of Islamabad and that's what we're looking for," she said.