Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will undertake a four-day official visit to the United States from Sunday. According to the Foreign Office Spokesman‚ this will be the first bilateral official visit of the Prime Minister to the United States in his present term. It is also the first official visit of a Prime Minister to the United States in five years.
During the visit‚ the Prime Minister will hold wide-ranging talks with US President Barack Obama. This will be the first meeting of the two leaders. The two leaders had a telephone conversation in May this year‚ when President Obama congratulated the Prime Minister on his Party's victory in general elections and appreciated smooth democratic transition in Pakistan.
The two leaders had agreed to work together to strengthen US-Pakistan relations and advance shared interests of a stable‚ secure and prosperous Pakistan and the region. Pakistan and the US share convergence on a wide range of issues including peace and stability in South Asia and Middle East as well as extremism and terrorism.
In addition to meeting with President Obama‚ the Prime Minister will also meet Vice President Biden and interact with members of Congress. Senior US Government officials will also call on the Prime Minister. He will attend a business event organised by US-Pakistan Business Council‚ address the United States Institute of Peace and interact with the Pakistani-American community.
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