{"id":295738,"date":"2022-11-17T14:11:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T09:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=295738"},"modified":"2022-11-17T14:11:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T09:11:12","slug":"us-says-pakistan-critical-to-its-interests-in-region-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/us-says-pakistan-critical-to-its-interests-in-region-world\/","title":{"rendered":"US says Pakistan \u2018critical\u2019 to it\u2019s interests in region, world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> A State Department spokesperson Wednesday sidestepped a pointed question about PTI Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s reported statement that he no longer blames the US administration for his removal from power, saying Washington views Pakistan as \u201ccritical to our interests not just in the region, but also the world more broadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US values our longstanding cooperation with Pakistan and has always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests,\u201d the Department\u2019s Principal Deputy Spokesperson, Vedant Patel, said in response to the question from a private Pakistani TV channel\u2019s correspondent at the daily press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat remains unchanged,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have a position on one political candidate of a party versus another,\u201d Patel said, adding, \u201cWe support the peaceful upholding of democratic, constitutional, and legal principles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the correspondent pressed for comments that Imran Khan had backed out of his narrative of holding the US responsible for his ouster, the spokesperson said, \u201cWe will not let propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation get in the way of any bilateral relationship, including our valued bilateral partnership with Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we\u2019ve previously said, there has \u2013 there is not and there has never been a truth to these allegations, but I don\u2019t have anything additional to offer,\u201d Patel added.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson declined to comment on the former prime minister\u2019s remarks on his visit to Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A State Department spokesperson Wednesday sidestepped a pointed question about PTI Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s reported statement that he no longer blames the US administration for his removal from power, saying Washington views Pakistan as \u201ccritical to our interests not just in the region, but also the world more broadly.\u201d \u201cThe US values our longstanding cooperation 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