Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif met the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Lt. General McMaster
at the White House. The two leaders discussed the bilateral relationship as
well as ways in which the two countries could promote mutually beneficial
cooperation. They also discussed regional situation particularly Afghanistan.
The Foreign Minister briefed NSA about Pakistan's perspective on the US
strategy. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif stressed the importance that Pakistan
attaches to peace in Afghanistan and emphasized the need to work together for
regional peace and stability, says a press release received here today from
Washington DC.