ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Mr Donald Blome called on Minister for Defence, Khawaja Muhammad Asif here in his office on Friday.

Minister for Defence highlighted the successful interaction with US Government to Government fora. The areas of mutual interest and bilateral cooperation in the field of defence, energy and infrastructure development came under discussion.

The Minister for Defence highlighted the importance of stable and prosperous Afghanistan for region as a whole and for Pakistan in particular. The Minister also expounded the need for further diversifying defence relations from counter-terrorism to the realms of conventional defence and suggested an enhanced defence cooperation framework having a broader outlook.

The Minister also opined that the world should recognize the role played by Pakistan and its efforts for regional peace and security. Two sides were of the view that national and regional security is an important and common concern.