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US concerns over Pakistan's nuke
proliferation, democracy remain

K J M Varma in Islamabad

The United States has said that despite Pakistan's cooperation in the global campaign against terrorism, Washington continued to be concerned about Islamabad's nuclear proliferation, return to democracy and human rights issues.

"Our concern over nuclear proliferation, democracy and human rights is not going to change," visiting US Under-Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, Alan P Larson, said.

The US "is a country that has a global responsibility and we are going to be concerned about the weapons of mass destruction. We have to ensure global security. We will be interested in world economy and at the same time we are interested in promoting human rights and democratic values," he said during an informal interaction with journalists at the residence of US Ambassador to Pakistan, Wendy Chamberlin.

Larson also said that the Bush administration wanted to improve political and economic relations with both India and Pakistan. "We want to have good relations with both the countries."

Replying to a question, Larson said he did not discuss Indo-Pak relations during his meeting with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.

"We only discussed economic issues," he said.

Larson met Musharraf on Sunday night after a prolonged meeting with Pakistan's Finance Minister Shoukat Aziz.

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