WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States have agreed on the ‘Green Energy Initiative’ that will add 3,500MW of energy to the national grid, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Saturday
Speaking to a group of Pakistani media persons covering the US presidential elections, Ambassador Jilani said the US cooperation was involved in the Dassu Hydro Project. The ambassador lauded the interest of Pakistani media in the upcoming elections.
Giving a broader perspective of Pakistan-US relations, the ambassador said that these ties were very important and had improved significantly over the years.
The revival of the Strategic Dialogue in 2013 has laid down a strong foundation of the fresh start to further strengthen between the two countries, Ambassador Jilani said while drawing the attention towards six working groups between Pakistan and the United States.
These working groups, he said, were working for advancing interests of both the countries in different diverse sectors including defence, education, science and technology and finance.
“Since Pakistan was the largest recipient of the Full Bright Scholarship Programme, under the ambit of the United States-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Project, Pakistan was working closely with the various American universities to forge new possibilities for our students,” he added.
