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Summary Bridging the trust-deficit holds the key to Pakistan re-joining the counter-terrorism efforts.
President Asif Ali Zardari says Pakistan wants to reengage with the United States at all levels in the light of the recommendation of the Parliament.He was talking to US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman in Islamabad on Friday.The President emphasized upon the need for evolving a mechanism for counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries.He said that bridging the trust-deficit holds the key to Pakistan re-joining the counter-terrorism cooperation.The President urged the international community to share the financial and economic cost of services and goods involved in the process.He said that Pakistan needs more attention in the areas of energy generation‚ infrastructure development‚ water management and social and human development.Ambassador Grossman said that the United States respected the Parliamentary process of overview of relationship. He said that US wanted to work with Pakistan and expressed the hope that the bilateral relations would soon be back to normal.The President also invited delegation attention towards Pakistans need for more market access for its products in the US market through preferential trade tariff.
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