Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani made it clear to the US that Pakistan's redlines should be respected, adding that the US must ensure respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan with the guarantee of non-occurrence of the transgression of its frontiers in future. He said this while talking to US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter, who called on him here on Friday.
The prime minister said that Pakistan wanted to work with the United States to defeat the common enemy, which was not only the enemy of Pakistan and the United States but also of the entire civilised world. He said that it was his primary responsibility to safeguard Pakistan's dignity and honour, adding that respect for sovereignty and non-repeat of unilateral action were the very minimum that Pakistan expected. The PM further said credit goes to the democratic government for the ownership the nation had assumed regarding the war on terror and the Parliament was also fully behind the government in this regard.
No war can be fought without the support of the people, said the PM. He reiterating Pakistan's stance that an independent, prosperous and stable Afghanistan was in Pakistan's interests. "We will support process of reconciliation in Afghanistan which is Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and does not destabilise Pakistan," the prime minister stated.
The US Ambassador said that the common enemy must be defeated for which both the countries needed to focus and cooperate with each other with commitment and single-mindedness. The convergence of interests between the two countries against the enemy provided the realistic basis and common ground to continue to collaborate and save the world from the curse of extremism and terrorism, he stated.-PR