Islamabad (October 24, 2017): United States Secretary of State will arrive in Islamabad today for talks with Pakistan’s leadership on bilateral relations and regional situation.
During his visit, Rex Tillerson will meet Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
The US Secretary of State is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. Pak-US relations, stability in Afghanistan and regional security issues will be discussed during the meetings.
Earlier, in Kabul, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that he would be flying to Pakistan on Tuesday to reinforce the Trump administration’s demand that Islamabad move against the Taliban and other extremists allegedly based inside its borders or face the consequences.
Speaking at a brief news conference after his meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other US and Afghan officials in a brief, unreported visit to Afghanistan, Tillerson said, “We have made some very specific requests of Pakistan in order for them to take action to undermine the support the Taliban receives and other terrorist organizations receive.”
US policy toward Islamabad “will be based upon whether they take action that we feel is necessary to move the process forward for both creating opportunity for reconciliation and peace in Afghanistan but also ensuring a stable future for Pakistan,” he continued.
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