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Pakistan to re-open supply routes to
Afghanistan: Clinton
Wednesday July 04, 2012 09:27:36 AM,
IANS
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Washington: US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Pakistan has
decided to re-open NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, after she
expressed her "deepest regrets" over last year's NATO strike which
killed 24 Pakistani security personnel.
Clinton said she offered her "deepest regrets" to Pakistan's
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar for the "tragic incidents", CNN
reported.
In a statement, Clinton said: "This is a tangible demonstration of
Pakistan's support for a secure, peaceful and prosperous
Afghanistan and our shared objectives in the region."
She said the action would also help the US and the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force conduct a planned
draw-down of troops at a much lower cost. "This is critically
important to the men and women who are fighting terrorism and
extremism in Afghanistan."
US had to suspend drone attacks after the NATO strike killed 24
Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency Nov 26, 2011. A furious
Islamabad barred the passage of NATO supplies through the country
and boycotted an international conference that focussed on
Afghanistan's future.
Pakistan had also directed the US to vacate the key Shamsi airbase
that was used to launch drone strikes.
On Monday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen had
mentioned the decline in cooperation with Pakistan.
"No, it's not business as usual. We have seen a decline in
cooperation activities during recent months which I strongly
regret," the EuAsiaNews quoted Rasmussen as saying.
"I think it is of mutual interest to have a close cooperation
between Pakistan and NATO," he added.
"I still hope that we will see a reopening of the transit routes
in not a too distant future," he told a press conference in
Brussels.
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