Washington: The United States on Wednesday said that it is willing to discuss with Pakistan the outcome of the parliamentary review of the ties between the two countries as it wants to enhance its cooperation with Islamabad.
"This is a critical issue for us. We are obviously willing to discuss with our Pakistani partners the outcome of the parliamentary review at the end of the day, and we'll see where that goes," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
At the same time, he said, it would be premature for him to speculate on what the Pakistani parliament may share with the US.
"We always, as a matter of course, welcome dialogue with our Pakistani partners. As we've discussed on many occasions, we realize that there have been bumps in the road over the past year or so. This is something we want to get beyond. We believe that we can enhance cooperation," he said.
The US and Pakistan, he said, have a common interest in thwarting terrorists.
"It's important that we work together to fight al Qaeda and its militant allies. We believe that American counter-terrorism operations in the region are important to taking al Qaeda and other terrorists off the street," Little said.
"There has been great success, and we've had great success working with the Pakistanis in going after terrorists. It's important to remember that the terrorist threat that emanates from that part of the world does not involve solely threats against the United States. Pakistanis have borne the brunt of terrorism. Pakistani blood has been spilled. And we recognise that this is a common fight and we have to work together," he argued.
"We are going to continue to pursue that cooperation, especially in the counterterrorism realm," he added.
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