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Summary PM Gilani says he wants stable Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met US President Barack Obama Tuesday in the highest level talks between the sides since the killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad sent ties tumbling.Prime Minister Gilani said that government wants to work together with United States for stable Afghanistan and Pakistan.President Obama in his remarks said neither United States nor Pakistan wants to see terrorists get hands on nuclear materials.We are both interested in a stable and secure Afghanistan and a stable and secure region, Obama said.He also expressed hope that Pakistan parliament’s recommendations regarding ties with the United States will have balanced approach of respecting Pakistan’s sovereignty and U.S. security needs.Both leaders met on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in South Korea, with the crucial anti-terror alliance still rocked by a row sparked when US air strikes mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November.Pakistani parliamentarians have demanded an American apology and taxes on NATO convoys in recommendations put to parliament, to be debated as a possible precursor to reopening NATO supply lines into Afghanistan.
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