US Relations With Pakistan at Critical Moment

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Kerry Says US Relations With Pakistan at Critical Moment


 
US Senator John Kerry in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 15, 2011
Photo: AP
US Senator John Kerry in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 15, 2011
Kerry made the remarks to reporters Sunday in Kabul, the Afghan capital, in advance of his trip to Pakistan.  The senator arrived in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, late Sunday, becoming the most senior U.S. official to visit the country since U.S. special forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad on May 2. 

Abbottabad is located just 50 kilometers from Pakistan's capital and there have been suggestions that Pakistani intelligence must have known of bin Laden's years-long presence in the military garrison city.    

Kerry, who heads the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in earlier remarks, said the United States wants Pakistan to be what he called a "real ally" in the fight against terrorism. The Democrat from Massachusetts said there are "things that can be done better" in the U.S.-Pakistani relationship and that the United States wants to build on that relationship. 

On Saturday, Pakistan's parliament adopted a resolution condemning the U.S. raid as a violation of the country's sovereignty while calling for an independent commission to investigate the incident. 

The measure was passed after Pakistan's military and intelligence officials briefed lawmakers on their failure to find bin Laden or detect the U.S. operation that killed him.

Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday. He held talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and met with some of the 130,000 troops stationed in the country.

The senator's travel plans were not announced in advance for security reasons.

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