Prime
Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi received a telephone call from the US Vice
President Mike Pence earlier this evening. Speaking on behalf of the US
Government, Vice President Pence thanked the government of Pakistan and praised
the professionalism of the Army and the intelligence agencies for the swift
response and safe recovery of the US national Caitlin Coleman, her husband
Joshua Boyle and their three children.
Vice
President Pence reaffirmed the importance of bilateral relations and said that
the US would like to further build this relationship for peace and prosperity
of the region.
Reaffirming
Pakistan’s resolve to eliminate terrorism from its soil, the Prime Minister
assured the US Vice President that Pakistan would respond to any actionable
intelligence shared by the US side. The two leaders agreed to maintain high
level engagements to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Vice
President Pence also accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister to visit
Pakistan in the near future. Earlier,
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also called to convey US government’s
gratitude for the safe recovery of the hostages.
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