US Congress has issued an explanatory statement in an effort to placate the concerns of Pakistan on the aid bill which says that the legislation does not seek in any way to compromise Islamabad's sovereignty and impinge on its security interests.<br/><br/>The statement comes as Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held discussions with US officials during which he conveyed concerns on conditions attached to the Kerry-Lugar bill, which triples the civilian aid to 7.5 billion US dollar in the next five years and links military aid with the progress made in its counter insurgency operation.<br/><br/>Known as the Kerry-Lugar Bill, the Act requires the Secretary of State to submit annual reports to various congressional committees to justify the continuation of security and military assistance to Pakistan. A failure to issue such a report could cause the aid to be discontinued.<br/><br/>The Act passed recently by the Congress is now before the US President Barack Obama to sign it into law. The White House said the President is expected to sign it soon, but did not specify any time.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>