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Summary Jay Carney told the media that a final decision on President Obamas visit had not been made.
The White House spokesperson Jay Carney termed the Pak-US relationship as complicated but very important. He said that Pakistan has been an important partner the US acknowledges that the relationship was complicated. Jay Carney remarked that relationship with Pakistan is in national security interests of the United States. US Joint Chief of Staff Mike Mullen said that the US must continue to pursue a partnership with Pakistan in order to defeat Al-Qaeda from Afghanistan. The White House spokesman avoided to comment on the reported arrest of Pakistanis who worked as informants for the CIA in the operation leading to the assassination Osama bin Laden.Both the White House and State Department defended close relations with Pakistan and highlighted the cooperation Pakistan had extended in dealing with terrorist threat over the years.
