WASHINGTON
\nThe United States values its long-standing cooperation with Pakistan, the White House said, as Shehbaz Sharif was sworn-in as the country\u2019s prime minister.
\n\u201cWe value our long standing cooperation with Pakistan and have always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan critical to US interests. That remains unchanged regardless of who the leadership is,\u201d she told reporters at her daily news conference in response to questions about political development in Pakistan.
\nHowever, Ms Psaki refrained from responding to questions on the possibility of a phone call between President Joe Biden and Sharif. \u201cI don\u2019t have a prediction of a call at this point of time,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cObviously, those are assessments made day by day and especially after new leaders are elected. Of course, we have a long, strong and abiding relationship with Pakistan, an important security relationship and that will continue under new leaders,\u201d Ms. Psaki said.
\nPresident Biden, who was inaugurated in January 2021, did not call former prime minister Khan during his tenure as prime minister. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON The United States values its long-standing cooperation with Pakistan, the White House said, as Shehbaz Sharif was sworn-in as the country\u2019s prime minister. \u201cWe value our long standing cooperation with Pakistan and have always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan critical to US interests. That remains unchanged regardless of who the leadership is,\u201d she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-254587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n