Overview
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State Talal Chaudhry met U.S. Assistant Secretary John Mark Pomeroy, with Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker in attendance.
- Both sides agreed to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation with a focus on Pakistan’s internal security.
- Officials also agreed to promote U.S. investment and partnerships in Pakistan’s mining, critical minerals and energy sectors.
- Naqvi said American investors would be provided a safe and secure environment to operate in Pakistan.
- Pomeroy reaffirmed the importance Washington places on ties with Islamabad, while prior MoUs and media reports on large project financing were noted as background rather than new signed deals.