The United States (US) Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the State Department, Vedant Patel, has asserted that the US has absolute confidence in Pakistan’s nuclear security, refuting previous comments made on the subject by President Joe Biden.
While addressing a presser on Monday, he said that the US has complete faith in Pakistan’s ability to secure its nuclear assets and claimed that a stable and thriving Pakistan serves US’s best interests.
The development comes after President Biden labeled Pakistan as ‘one of the most dangerous nations’ with compromised nuclear security, which drew a strong backlash from the latter.
In this regard, the Spokesperson stated that Pakistan has long-lasting ties that the US recognizes. He further said that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Chief, Samantha Power, and State Department Counselor, Chollet Derek, visited Pakistan after disastrous floods.
It is pertinent to mention that the government of Pakistan summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome, to the Foreign Office (FO) and registered its demarche after Biden’s remarks.
Moreover, Prime Minister (PM), Shehbaz Sharif, also responded to Biden’s statement without naming him in his tweet and said that Pakistan is a responsible nuclear country.