On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Bilawal Bhutto confirmed receiving a phone call from Antony Blinken in this regard.
Spoke with Pakistani Foreign Minister @BBhuttoZardari today on expanding the U.S.-Pakistan partnership on economic stability and our joint efforts to support the Afghan people. We look forward to commemorating the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic relations. #PakUSAt75
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) July 6, 2022
On Twitter, Bilawal stated, “I spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today and we reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthen ties as we celebrate 75 years of bilateral relations.”
Spoke to @SecBlinken, today. We reaffirmed our mutual desire to further strengthen bilateral ties by expanding our engagement in trade, energy, health & security marking 75 years of our relationship. We must increase people-to-people & business-to-business contacts. 🇵🇰 🤝 🇺🇸
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 6, 2022
He went on to say that in order to strengthen bilateral relations, contacts in trade, energy, public health, and security would be expanded, and that we should promote people-to-people and business-to-business contacts.