US working to address Pakistan's economic issues: Donald Blome.

ISLAMABAD -- US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome said that Washington not only wants Islamabad to find a way out of the difficult times but was also putting efforts to sort out the economic problems faced by the nation, media reported Tuesday.

While speaking after attending a ceremony in the federal capital, the US ambassador said that Washington was working to find a solution to Islamabad's serious economic issues in all fields.

Blome said that the stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme - which is being negotiated between the Pakistani authorities and the Fund since early February - is also a part of the same effort.

Pakistan and US had recently completed high-level trade and investment negotiations in Washington, he said, adding senior-level energy, security and climate change negotiations - as a follow-up of the Geneva talks - were taking place this week.

Bloom said Islamabad was facing human rights challenges like other countries and that it had to deal with these [challenges]. 'The US considers Pakistan its partner and will continue to support the country in the field of security,' added the ambassador.

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