Washington: United States on Thursday said that it supported trilateral talks between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan but has concerns over the recent public appearance of Hafiz Saeed at a Difa e Pakisan rally in Karachi.
During a daily press briefing, the spokesperson of the US State Department, Victoria Nuland has said that the United States supports the ongoing trilateral summit, involving Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, in Islamabad despite having reservations on Iran s nuclear programme and its support for terrorism in the region.
She said that the US was not trying to stop legitimate trade in food, medicines and these kinds of things between Iran and its neighbours.
On a question by an Indian journalist regarding the participation of banned outfits in Difa-i-Pakistan rally in Karachi, the State Department expressed concern saying that “the US government is concerned about the recent public appearances of Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed, including at a recent rally in Karachi. Lashkar-e-Taiba, and its front group Jamaat-ud-Dawa, is internationally sanctioned because of its associations with Al Qaeda.
We have and continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to uphold its obligations in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1267/1989.
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