WASHINGTON: Relationship between Pakistan and the US is ‘quite complicated’, particularly in matters of national security, the White House said.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest, in a media briefing, noted that the relationship between Pakistan and US got more complicated after US conducted a raid in Pakistan that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
He added that over the past eight years Pak-US ties could not remain smooth, which was one reason President Obama’s wish to visit Pakistan could not materialize.
The spokesman said he cannot comment on the accuracy and tone of the recent conversation between US President-elect Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and added that Trump’s team would be contacted for clarification in this regard.
The spokesman further said that Pakistan is likely to be included in the list of countries President-elect Trump would visit after assuming charge.
Replying to a question, Earnest said, “Once President Obama had expressed his wish to visit Pakistan, however, due to some reasons he could not visit there.”
