No decision yet on Obama-Sharif meeting: White House

August 22, 2015 02:43

Amid reports that US President Barack Obama has invited Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for a meeting at the White House in October, a top American official has said this was "news" to him. The White House clarification over the Obama-Sharif meeting came amid media reports in Pakistan that the US is not happy with Islamabad's continued reluctance in taking action against the dreaded Haqqani network responsible for major attacks on American installations in Afghanistan. Media reports in Pakistan earlier had also said that Obama has invited Sharif for a meeting at the White House in October.

"This is news to me," Peter R Lavoy, Special Assistant to US President and Senior Director for South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council of the White House, told PTI when his attention was drawn to reports in this regard.

"We have not made any announcement about Nawaz Sharif coming to Washington. Although I have seen press reports about that," he said.

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