ISLAMABAD:Foreign Office says Pakistan is in close contact with the United States over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Washington.
The White House is yet to confirm the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to the United States
Earlier announced by Islamabad – as the Foreign Office (FO) cautioned “against speculation” regarding the all-important one-on-one between the two world leaders.
“To my knowledge, that [Imran’s visit] has actually not been confirmed by the White House,” said US Department of state Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a press briefing on Tuesday.
The spokesperson added that she has read reports of the visit, but it is up to the White House “to confirm or not confirm” the visit.
“I know that I have read the same reports that you have, but I would reach out to the White House to confirm or not confirm that visit, but that’s
we don’t have anything to announce here from the State Department,” she said in response to a question regarding expected meetings between the US and Pakistani leadership.
However, the FO said that Islamabad is in “close contact with the US side”.
FO Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal added that formal announcements for such events are made at an appropriate time.(INP)
