ISLAMABAD
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a telephonic conversation on Wednesday. In this regard, Bilawal Bhutto confirmed that he received a phone call from Antony Blinken. Taking to Twitter, Bilawal wrote that “ I had talked with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken today and we reaffirmed to further strengthen ties marking 75 years of bilateral relations.” He further wrote that in order to strengthen bilateral relations, contacts in the fields of trade, energy, public health and security would be expanded, and we should promote our people-to-people and business-to-business contacts.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Bilawal received a phone call from Blinken today. They reiterated mutual commitment to deepen Pak-US ties marking 75 years and looked forward to frequent exchange of high-level visits.
FM Bilawal requested the state secretary to ease the issuance of visas for Pakistani nationals.
According to MOFA, they appreciated the ongoing visit of Special Rep Dilawar Syed and stressed solidifying trade and commercial ties. Both leaders have also reaffirmed mutual cooperation in energy, health, security and economic development. They also discussed the need for continuous engagement with the interim Afghanistan government to deal with the humanitarian crisis.
