US values its longstanding cooperation with Pakistan, says Vedant Patel

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023

WASHINGTON: US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said that US values our longstanding cooperation with Pakistan.

While briefing the newsmen in Washington, Vedant Patel said that US has always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests. “We don’t have a position on one political candidate of a party versus another,” Patel said, adding, “We support the peaceful upholding of democratic, constitutional, and legal principles. We will not let propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation get in the way of any bilateral relationship, including our valued bilateral partnership with Pakistan.”

“As we’ve previously said, there has – there is not and there has never been a truth to these allegations, but I don’t have anything additional to offer,” Vedant Patel added.

The spokesperson also declined to comment on the former prime minister’s remarks on his visit to Russia.