• Moeed terms meeting ‘positive’
WASHINGTON: Two key Pakistani officials — National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf and Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence Faiz Hameed — met US security officials in Washington on Thursday for talks that focused on a negotiated political settlement in Afghanistan.
“I met with Pakistan’s NSA today to consult on regional connectivity and security, and other areas of mutual cooperation,” said their host, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
Mr Yusuf confirmed the meeting in a tweet, saying: “Had a positive follow-up meeting with NSA Jake Sullivan today in Washington.”
Both tweets were posted late on Thursday evening and were worded carefully to say only as much as the two sides wanted to reveal. While Mr Yusuf did not mention Afghanistan in his tweet, Mr Sullivan devoted half of his tweet to the Afghan issue.