PM stresses for more active role of Pakistani-American community

22 Oct, 2015

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday emphasized that Pakistani-American community could play the role of a catalyst and a bridge between Pakistan and the United States.

He underscored the need for enhancing people-to-people contacts and parliamentary exchanges between the countries.

The Prime Minister was talking to a 3-member delegation of Pakistan Congressional Caucus which called on him at the Blair House. The members included Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Congressman Andre Carson(D- IL) and Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI).

On behalf of the Congressional Caucus, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee presented a resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives on 16th October to welcome the Prime Minister to the United States.

The US Congressmen expressed strong support to a growing and mutually beneficial relationship between Pakistan and the United States. A broad range of issues in the relationship were discussed.

The Prime Minister extended an invitation to the members of the Congressional Caucus to visit Pakistan.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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