US Acting
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador
Alice G. Wells called on Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Dr. Miftah
Ismail here Monday.
They discussed current state of Pak-US ties with particular emphasis on
economic cooperation.
Adviser Miftah Ismail welcomed Ms. Wells and
said that such bilateral visits are helpful in understanding eachother's point
of view. He said relations between the two countries have been
affected by certain recent developments and it was important to remove the
misperceptions.
Adviser
Finance welcomed the planned visits of US business delegations on the
occasion and said that people to people contacts are an important part of a
bilateral relationship. He expressed his support for business community's
efforts aimed at furthering Pak-US economic ties. He said that Pakistan
has made visible headway in overcoming energy shortages which has given a boost
to the country’s productive sectors. This in turn is having a positive impact
on overall economic activities and GDP is growing steadily.
Alice
G. Wells felicitated Miftah Ismail on assuming his new responsibilities and
wished him well in his tenure. She said that Pak -US relationship is
important and the US would like to carry it forward. She lauded the reforms
that Pakistan has undertaken in different economic spheres and expressed US
support for similar reform efforts in future.
US
Ambassador, David Hale, Secretary Finance Arif Ahmed Khan and other senior
officials of the Ministry of Finance were present on the occasion.
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