Masood Khan, Biden have a chat on building stronger US-Pakistan ties.

WASHINGTON -- Pakistan's newly appointed ambassador to Washington, Masood Khan, met United States (US) President Joe Biden Wednesday morning in Washington, media reported.

'Sardar Masood Khan, Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, visited the White House to meet and greet President Joe Biden and have an official photograph with him which is an established tradition in Washington DC,' read a statement from the Pakistani embassy in the US.

During the meeting, US President Joe Biden and Ambassador Sardar Masood had a brief conversation on building a strong basis to move US-Pakistan ties forward.

According to the statement, 46 other ambassadors of different countries also attended the meeting to have an official photograph with the US President one by one. Due to COVID restrictions, they were also unable to meet US President Joe Biden.

As per the traditions of the US government, following the appointment of a new ambassador to Washington, a ceremony is held at the White House where the new envoy presents their credentials which also conforms to their appointment.

While addressing the delegation of the National Defense University (NDU) of Pakistan in Washington, Masood Khan said that Pakistan and the US were engaged on a broad-based agenda to strengthen their relationship in all spheres, including defence cooperation.

'While promoting military-to-military and security cooperation, equal importance is being given to expanding ties in the trade, investment, climate, health, energy and education...

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