WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Masood Khan on Friday met with US President Joe Biden to discuss diplomatic relations between the two countries and celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations. Both country reiterated to strengthen ties between the countries.
In a picture posted on social media platform Twitter, Ambassador Khan said that the meeting took place at the Oval Office in the White House, the seat of US power.
He said, “Pakistan and the US resolve to strengthen their ties, as they celebrate the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.”
It was an honour to meet and greet President Joe Biden @POTUS at the Oval Office, White House.
Pakistan and the US resolve to strengthen their ties, as they celebrate the 75th Anniversary of their diplomatic relations.#PakUSAt75 pic.twitter.com/ydCu14Dxy4
— Masood Khan (@Masood__Khan) July 9, 2022
It is pertinent to mention here that prior to his appointment as Pakistan’s envoy to the US, Masood Khan spent a stint as the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from August 2016 to August 2021.
Earlier in the week, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari spoke via telephone with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken where the two discussed bilateral ties, and enhancing engagement on climate change energy, health, security, trade and investment.
A readout of the call said that Bilawal underscored that Pakistan had a long-standing and broad-based relationship with the United States which needed to be reinforced and widened on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust.
The foreign minister underlined the need for frequent exchange of high-level visits between the two countries to realize the full potential of bilateral cooperation across a vast range of areas.
