WASHINGTON: US Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul said on Saturday that an economic alliance between Washington and Islamabad would bring the two sides closer to each other. He also praised the taste and quality of Pakistani Mangoes.
The US lawmaker was talking to journalists after attending BBQ Reception and Mango Festival, hosted by Pakistan’s envoy Masood Khan at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington.
US Legislator Praises Pakistani Mangoes
Michael McCaul added the more economic investment we can have together, the closer the relations between the two nations. He said that they have a partnership, but they also need to have an economic alliance and that would draw our two nations together.”
He said we always want Islamabad and Pakistan to be friends. Referring to Afghanistan, the issue of Afghan refugees and terrorism, the legislator said it is in their best interests to have a strong alliance and be strong partners with Islamabad.
McCaul termed the taste and quality of Pakistani mangoes as the finest and the best in the world. On the occasion, Pakistan Ambassador Masood and McCaul discussed ways to strengthen further Pak-US ties. Later, Masood Khan also held a meeting with Michael McCaul at the Embassy in Washington.
