The U.S. and Pakistan military leaders hold meetings

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We would like to emphasize that efforts to stabilize the Afghanistan and Pakistan region and improve our bilateral ties remains a priority.

General Joseph L. Votel, Commander of US CENTCOM, met with COAS General Raheel Sharif just a few days ago and discussed matters of mutual interests with special emphasis on security situation in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region. General Joseph L. Votel applauded Pakistan Army’s efforts in countering terrorism. General John Nicholson, Commander Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan also met with Gen. Raheel Sharif last week and discussed our shared goals and objectives in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region.

It is important to keep in mind that the U.S. and Pakistan are two independent partner nations, and certain issues pertaining to our military cooperation remain under discussion. And sometimes it is easy to highlight the differences while overlooking our long partnership that proves that we’ve overcame many challenges and continue to remain united. At the end of the day, we remain fully optimistic in regards to the future of our relationship. We repeat what the State Department’s spokesperson, John Kirby said a few days ago: “It is an important, vital relationship that we strongly believe in. Is it complicated at times? Absolutely, it is. Do we see eye to eye on every issue with Pakistan? No, we don’t. But that’s why the relationship matters so much, because we have shared threats and shared concerns, shared interest in the region, and we’re going to continue to work at it.”

Ali Khan
Digital Engagement Team, USCENTCOM

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