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Pakistan will not compromise on its sovereignty: PM

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said Pakistan will never compromise on its sovereignty or core national security interests and asked the United States to address public sentiments through tangible initiatives and public diplomacy, the official APP news agency reported. Talking to visiting U.S. Senator John Kerry and his delegation here at the PM House, Gilani said the U.S. must take cognizance of public sentiments and concerns in Pakistan on the controversial aid package Kerry-Lugar Bill. Gilani hoped that the conditionalities in the Kerry-Lugar legislation will never come in the way of the U.S. at any stage in fulfilling its commitments to Pakistan. "This would constitute a real test for U.S. credibility," Gilani told Kerry, the main architect of the legislation and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The prime minister proposed the U.S. administration to channelize the assistance under Kerry-Lugar Bill through the trust funds for the uplift and reconstruction in the districts of Malakand Division in Pakistan's restive northwest. He said there was national consensus among all political forces of the country to eliminate terrorism and extremism and it was due to this consensus that military action was being undertaken in South Waziristan. Kerry termed the controversy on Kerry-Lugar Bill as "unfortunate" and stressed that it was a genuine effort on the part of the U.S. to build a long-term partnership between the two countries by investing 7.5 billion dollars in next five years for the socio-economic development of the people of Pakistan. Kerry arrived in Pakistan after U.S. President Barack Obama signed the record 7.5 billion dollar package tripling non-military aid to Pakistan to boost its campaign against a virulent militant insurgency. Kerry also met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday, discussing matters relating to the Kerry-Lugar Bill, bilateral relations, fight against militancy and terrorism and regional situation. The senator said he hoped that the assistance would help in bringing about qualitative change in the lives of the people of Pakistan, especially in the areas worst hit by militancy, through direct investment in needed areas such as infrastructure development, schools, roads and medical clinics. Zardari thanked the U.S. leadership for supporting democracy in Pakistan and said that he looked forward to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Islamabad and holding of U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue. Hillary Clinton will head a delegation of energy experts due to visit Pakistan later this month for discussions on how to fulfill the country's future energy requirements.

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