Strong Pak-US security cooperation necessary: Masood Khan

WASHINGTON (92 News) - Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan said that strong security cooperation between Pakistan and America is necessary.

Talking to the US think tank, he said that Pakistan and US will continue to advance the common agenda to strengthen mutual relations.

Pakistan Ambassador Masood Khan said that the politics of the block can endanger world peace. The lack of dialogue between India and Pakistan is dangerous. Pakistan should play the role of a bridge instead of depending on either US or China.

The Ambassador said we will expand our partnerships in the economic realm; promote trade, investment and businesses; and enhance cooperation in the energy, health, education, climate change and agriculture sectors. He said the relationship must have economic sinews and currency. The political climate is ripe for that kind of cooperation in 2023.

He said we hope all nations would use strategic pragmatism to resolve problems and promote   geo-economic connectivity to spur shared prosperity. Bloc politics in this day and age will imperil world peace.

During the discussion, Masood Khan also highlighted the strengths and existing economic opportunities in Pakistan that provided a solid base to build on future trajectory of Pakistan-US relationship.  He said that we look forward to an early ministerial meeting of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, further cooperation in the health sector especially in the field of disease surveillance, development of weather-resistant seeds under the banner of the Green Alliance launched by the United States and joint ventures for renewables and green technologies.

Reiterating the importance of relationship with the United States, Masood Khan said that the two countries needed to increase the bandwidth, on both sides to give the right rhythm and frequency to their relationship.