Pakistan will continue to promote and strengthen existing ties in areas of common interest, the FO said. Earlier in October, Pakistan welcomed an offer by United States President-elect Donald Trump to ease tensions with nuclear-armed rival India over ongoing unrest in Kashmir. Trump had said he would be pleased to be a mediator between Pakistan and India, in an interview with the Hindustan Times. “Well, I would love to see Pakistan and India get along, because that's a very, very hot tinderbox.... That would be a very great thing. Islamabad had said it did not comment on media reports usually but in this case it welcomed the mediation offer.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 11, 2016 03:00 UTC