US-Pak Meeting Generates Hopes for Long-Term Partnership
October 24,2013
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Washington and his meeting with President Obama this week came at a time when the two countries have been trying to repair relations, damaged by U.S. drone strikes against militants in Pakistan. But experts in Washington believe that the visit helped a great deal in overcoming some of the low points the U.S.-Pakistan relationship has seen.
The meeting at the White House remained focused on the issues where each country seeks cooperation from the other. For President Obama, Pakistan’s cooperation on a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan featured importantly.
"I am confident, working together, we can achieve a goal that is good for Afghanistan, but also helps to protect Pakistan over the long term," said President Obama.
Prime Minister Sharif said he hopes for the end of U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan.
"I also brought up the issue of drones in our meeting, emphasizing the need for an end to such strikes," said Prime Minister Sharif.
Some Washington experts such as Moeed Yusuf of the United States Institute of Peace say one should look at the long-term prospects of such meetings rather than immediate outcomes.
"I think this was about cementing and reiterating that this relationship is strong, it’s needed, it’s important, and it’s not only important because of Afghanistan. It is important no matter what happens there and beyond 2014," said Yusuf.
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