Tuesday, March 27, 2012

A Thaw In U.S.-Pakistan Relations?



Barack Obama Welcomes Thawing Of US-Pakistan Relations -- The Telegraph

US President Barack Obama calls for balance in Pakistan's review of its relations with Washington.

In the highest-level contact between the uneasy allies since US commandos killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani military town last May, Barack Obama conceded relations had been strained in recent months.

Speaking on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in Seoul on Tuesday, Mr Obama told Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani that he hoped a Pakistan parliamentary review of fraught ties with Washington would be balanced and respect US security needs.

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President Barack Obama participates in a bilateral meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani during the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, March 27, 2012. White House photo by Pete Souza

More News On U.S. - Pakistan Relations

Obama Concedes U.S., Pakistan Strains
-- Time/AP
Pakistan PM holds security talks with President Obama -- BBC
Obama: U.S., Pakistan share common goals -- UPI
Obama Says Confident U.S., Pakistan Can Repair Strained Ties -- Bloomberg Businessweek
U.S., Pakistan Need to ‘Get it Right,’ Obama Says -- US Department of Defense
Obama calls for 'balanced approach' to U.S.-Pakistan relations -- CNN
Obama: Pakistan review must respect U.S. security needs -- Reuters
Obama Seeks Thaw With Pakistan at Seoul Summit -- ABC News/AP
Obama, Gilani vow to rescue anti-terror alliance -- AFP

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