Washington: FM Calls On Joe Biden

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden, saluting courage of Pakistani army and people's nerve in combating war on terrorism, said Pakistani people and army have put up excellent show in stamping out terrorism within last two years,

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US VP Joe Biden held one-on-one meeting here in Washington on Thursday.

During the meeting, US VP, lauding Pakistan's role in terror war, assured Pakistan of US's all-out support and cooperation in further extending war to counter insurgency.

Earlier, FM Qureshi met with US National Security Adviser General James Jones.

The meeting was also attended by Pakistani envoy to United States Hussain Haqqani, Federal Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani.

Later, Qureshi and US VP Biden held one-on-one meeting, which lasted for 30 minutes.

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