WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush spoke with President Pervez Musharraf Friday and renewed United States strong support for Pakistan, the White House said. According to White House spokeswoman Dana Perino, the telephonic conversation was a follow up to President Bush’s recent meeting in Egypt with new Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
“The president reiterated the United States’ strong support for Pakistan, and he indicated he looks forward to President Musharraf’s continuing role in further strengthening U.S.-Pakistani relations,” Perino said.
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Egypt the Pakistani prime minister and the US president discussed advancing wide-ranging bilateral ties and vowed to fight terrorism.
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