The meeting of US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with the leaders of Pakistan during his visit to Islamabad early this week was to find common ground in fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Secretary had very fruitful conversations about where we can find common ground,\u201d Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana White told reporters at her weekly news conference. She said the effort was to broaden the relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs he said, no one has lost more troops and lives to terrorism than the Pakistanis. So again, this is about broadening our relationship and looking for opportunities. I think there are opportunities. I think his trip showed that,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n
She was responding to a question on Mattis conversation with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad on Monday. \u201cTerrorism. I mean, the threat of terrorism \u2014 I mean everyone has \u2014 Pakistan has an interest in ensuring that terrorism is defeated. They\u2019ve lost thousands of troops, and they\u2019ve lost thousands of innocents as well,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon chief spokesperson said it was in the interest of Pakistan and the US to find a lasting solution to the Afghanistan problem. \u201cIt is in the interests of Pakistan, the US, the region to ensure that we can encourage that Afghanistan has a political reconciliation. So we\u2019ll look for ways to work with Pakistanis to find that common ground and move forward,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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