US: Want to proceed ties with Pakistan on positive note
It said that despite some differences, Washington wanted the ties to proceed on a positive trajectory, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.
"The president looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Sharif to the White House on Wednesday. The prime minister's official visit comes as we are strengthening US-Pakistan relations," Obama's spokesman Jay Carney said.
Sharif arrived in the US on Sunday and has meetings with senior Obama administration officials on his schedule.
"These
meetings
provide
an
opportunity
to
discuss
concrete
cooperation
on
issues
of
mutual
concern
such
as
energy,
trade,
and
economic
development,
regional
stability,
and,
of
course,
countering
violent
extremism," Carney
added.
"We
want
to
advance
our
shared
interest
of
a
stable,
secure,
and
prosperous
Pakistan
that
is
contributing
to
regional
and
international
security
and
prosperity."
US: Want to advance our shared interest of a stable, secure and prosperous Pak
"We want to find ways for our countries to cooperate, even as we have differences on some issues, and we want to make sure that the trajectory of this relationship is a positive one," the press secretary said.
Continuing his emphasis on the importance of the relationship, Carney said: "It is obviously a very important relationship - the US and Pakistan. It's one that's obviously got a lot of complexity to it, but it's enormously valuable when it comes to US national security and to the safety and security of the American people."
IANS