Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that relationship between Pakistan and the United States (US) are not based on the Afghan issue only but the two countries share 70-year old diplomatic and military ties. In an interviews with a private TV channel here on Sunday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that both Pakistan and the US are 'engaged' and 'partners' in the ongoing war against terrorism.
He was of the view that the US officials have appreciated Pakistan's stance on Afghanistan during high level meetings held between the two sides and during the meetings with the US representatives, he did not observe any 'threatening' undertone.
The Premier stressed that context of statements of the US officials in Congress or other forums should be understood. "My meetings with US officials, including a brief one with US President Donald Trump and Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif's meetings with the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and both did not have any threatening undertone," Abbasi insisted. The Prime Minister while responding to a question whether Pakistan can expect positive development from visits of US officials including Tillerson and US Secretary of Defence James Mattis, said that both countries will present their stances on different matters and try to reach a middle ground on differing opinions.