The state department said Clinton had offered sincere condolences to Khar over the deaths.
Clinton said: "I once again reiterated our deepest regrets for the tragic incident in Salala last November. I offered our sincere condolences to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives. Foreign Minister Khar and I acknowledged the mistakes that resulted in the loss of Pakistani military lives.
"We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military. We are committed to working closely with Pakistan and Afghanistan to prevent this from ever happening again," she said.
Although Pakistan and the US are nominally allies, the two have been repeatedly at odds over the past decade. Washington has accused Islamabad of not doing enough to rein in terrorist groups operating inside its border, in particular the Taliban and related organisations such as the Haqqani group.
The discovery that the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan further eroded relations. Pakistan had repeatedly denied he was in the country.
The closure has seen repeated diplomatic moves, with a string of senior American diplomats visiting Pakistan to try to resolve the issue. There were repeated reports – which proved to be premature – that the standoff had ended.
Clinton, in her statement, said she had told the foreign minister that Washington respected Pakistan sovereignty and they had a mutual interest in working together
http://india.nydailynews.com/newsar...o-supply-routes-after-hillary-clinton-apology
Update at 3:42 p.m. ET. Sorry For The Mistakes:
During a press conference, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was pressed for details on what is being portrayed by most media as an apology.
"The statement speaks for itself," Nuland said. "The words are all there and I'm not going to improve on it here."Nuland, however, added: "There were mistakes on both sides that led to the tragic loss of life and we are both sorry for those."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...-reopen-military-supply-line-into-afghanistan
Clinton said: "I once again reiterated our deepest regrets for the tragic incident in Salala last November. I offered our sincere condolences to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives. Foreign Minister Khar and I acknowledged the mistakes that resulted in the loss of Pakistani military lives.
"We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military. We are committed to working closely with Pakistan and Afghanistan to prevent this from ever happening again," she said.
Although Pakistan and the US are nominally allies, the two have been repeatedly at odds over the past decade. Washington has accused Islamabad of not doing enough to rein in terrorist groups operating inside its border, in particular the Taliban and related organisations such as the Haqqani group.
The discovery that the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan further eroded relations. Pakistan had repeatedly denied he was in the country.
The closure has seen repeated diplomatic moves, with a string of senior American diplomats visiting Pakistan to try to resolve the issue. There were repeated reports – which proved to be premature – that the standoff had ended.
Clinton, in her statement, said she had told the foreign minister that Washington respected Pakistan sovereignty and they had a mutual interest in working together
http://india.nydailynews.com/newsar...o-supply-routes-after-hillary-clinton-apology
Update at 3:42 p.m. ET. Sorry For The Mistakes:
During a press conference, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was pressed for details on what is being portrayed by most media as an apology.
"The statement speaks for itself," Nuland said. "The words are all there and I'm not going to improve on it here."Nuland, however, added: "There were mistakes on both sides that led to the tragic loss of life and we are both sorry for those."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...-reopen-military-supply-line-into-afghanistan
