Pakistani envoy in Washington meets 3 key US lawmakers

March 13, 2019: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Asad M. Khan, conveyed Islamabad's perspective on the situation in the South Asian region during conversations on various subjects with three U.S. Congressional leaders he met on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.

He had separate meetings with Republican Senator James Inhofe, the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican Senator Todd Young and Congressman Ted Yoho who is the top Republican (Ranking Member) on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia.

In these meetings, according to a press release issued by Pakistan embassy, the Pakistani envoy briefed the U.S. lawmakers on the latest developments in bilateral relations, reiterating the importance of sustained and broad-based engagement between Pakistan and the United States.

The ambassador also drew his interlocutors' attention to the marked improvement in Pakistan's security and investment environment to highlight the potential for business-to-business cooperation between the two countries.

The members of Congress agreed with the Ambassador on the need for continued cooperation between the two countries for achieving their common objectives in the region.

 (APP)