ISLAMABAD, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the country will stay engaged with the United States but wants its territorial integrity to be respected.
The comments came amid tension following U.S. President Donald Trump's accusations last month that Pakistan is providing "sanctuaries" to terrorist groups, the charges Islamabad had rejected.
Asif, who was briefing reporters on Thursday about the outcome of a three-day envoys' conference in Islamabad, focused on the on-going tense relationship between Pakistan and the United States and other important issues.
"We want to stay engaged with the United States. But unfortunately people in Washington do not have a full comprehension of the facts," the foreign minister said.
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