ISLAMABAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Olson, met with top Pakistani diplomat in Islamabad on Saturday, who "discussed the regional security situation and efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan," officials said.
Ambassador Olson is visiting Pakistan at a time when relations between Pakistan and the United States are tense over the drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour and the U.S. blockade of the F-16 fighter plane sale.
The visit is also seen important at a time when relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are also tense over recent border skirmishes that had caused casualties on both sides last month.
Both sides also had the opportunity to discuss the efforts by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group involving Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States to push for the Afghan peace process.
Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry while talking to Ambassador Olson reiterated Pakistan's commitment to as an effective forum to facilitate Afghan-owned and Afghan-led reconciliation process.
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