March 20, 2010 10:52 AM

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No dialogue with pakistan without participation of its Millitary: Holbrooke

The United States has said that there can be no strategic dialogue with Pakistan without the active participation of its military and the talks should not be at the expense of India.<br/><br/>Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke told this to the reporters at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department in Washington today. He said this is the reason that Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani and ISI Chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha have been included in the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue slated to be held in Washington next week.<br/><br/>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmoud Qureshi would be co-chairing the day-long meeting on March 24.<br/><br/>Responding to a question, Holbrooke said the strategic dialogue with Pakistan is not at the expense of India or any other country.<br/>

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