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WASHINGTON: The Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State, Vedant Patel, has said that Pakistan is one of the important partners of the US in the region.
While briefing the journalists in Washington, Vedant Patel said that the US continues to have a lot of cooperation with Pakistan in the security and trade sectors.
Vedant Patel said that Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb also held consultations with members of the Foreign Affairs Department during his visit to the US earlier this month. He said that there is a strong relationship between Pakistan and America and we will try to make it stronger.
In response to another question, he said that we have made it clear to countries around the world that the independent press plays an integral role in democracy. “That’s why we come here and answer questions regularly,” he said.