President #Biden's remarks on #Pakistan

Apparently casual remarks on #Pakistan by President #Biden at a Democratic Party event have been highlighted in 🇵🇰 media. Ousted ex-PM #ImranKhan is trying to use them to destabilize the Govt; promote anti-Americanism.

Some facts. /1
President #Biden's remarks came while talking about his relationship with President #XiJinping and #Russia when he made two references to #Pakistan, one in the context of China's ties to #India + 🇵🇰, and a remark on Pakistan's stability and the safety of its nuclear weapons. /2
#Pakistan is not taking #Biden's remarks out of context, recognizing this was not a policy statement, and has given the #US Amb Donald Blome in #Islamabad a chance to explain the context and position of Biden Admin while denying the perception of instability of the state. /3
The understanding in #Pakistan is that President #Biden's remarks at a party event do not reflect a change in #US policy and had this been the case it would have come up in recent meetings by FM @BBhuttoZardari in Washington DC. /4
A non-policy statement on #Pakistan during a party event, in context of a talk on #US foreign policies on #Russia and #China will not impact the recent "positive trajectory" of 🇵🇰🇺🇸 relations, FM Bhutto-Zardari confirmed during a media talk today. /5
#Pakistan's vote on a #UNGA resolution condemning #Russia's annexation of #Ukraine territory is not expected to negatively impact ties with the #US.

🇵🇰 supports 🇺🇦 territorial integrity and end to the war; does not recent recognize referendums. /6
Full text of remarks by President #Biden at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reception at a private residence in Los Angeles 13 Oct 2022. /7

whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

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