Clinton urges angry Pakistan to reconsider Afghan meet

November 30, 2011 11:02

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today voiced regret that Pakistan had announced a boycott of a meeting on Afghanistan in Germany and urged it to consider. Speaking at an aid conference in South Korea, Clintonreiterated the US stance that the border killing of Pakistani soldiers was a "tragic incident" and pledged an investigation "as swiftly and thoroughly as possible."

"Frankly this is regrettable that Pakistan has decided not to attend the conference in Bonn because this conference has been long in the planning," Clinton told reporters.

"Pakistan like the United States has a profound interest in a secure, stable and increasingly democratic Afghanistan," Clinton said.

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