HOLBROOKE 3 LAST

Noting that the US has good relations with both India
and Pakistan; Holbrooke said: "It is our view that it is in
our national interest to improve relations with both
countries, not at the expense of the other.
"It is not – improved relations with one country are
not at the expense of the other; on the contrary. By improving
relations in both countries, we can move forward a general
search for peace and stability in the region."
Later at the daily State Department news briefing,
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley
said the United States is encouraged that India and Pakistan
have restarted their dialogue.
"They are neighbours... share the same strategic
space. So we will continue to talk to both countries and
encourage the very kind of dialogue we saw in recent days," he
said.
"It is really for India and Pakistan to establish the
kind of dialogue we think is in the long-term interest of
both countries," Crowley said. PTI