Iran was not reliable and making a pipeline deal with that country was a bad idea. Munter

US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on Friday said that Iran was not reliable and making a pipeline deal with that country was a bad idea. The ambassador was talking to the media after delivering a policy speech at The Ambassadors’ Forum of the Lahore University of Management Sciences on Friday. To a question about his meetings with ISI DG Ahmed Shuja Pasha and PTI chief Imran Khan, Munter made it clear that he had formal meetings with them but never met them together. On the memo issue, he said that Pakistani authorities would have to decide how to handle the matter and the modalities for any investigation into the issue. “We welcome Sherry Rehman who has replaced Husain Haqqani and hope that Pak-US ties will be further strengthened,” he added. “We’ll be as helpful as we can in any way if we’re asked,” he said.

He said that the US knew that Pakistan could be helpful in maintaining peace in Afghanistan. The US supported trilateral talks and meetings like in Istanbul, he said, adding that Pakistan’s cooperation in the war on terror was vital for the security of both Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Earlier delivering a speech, the ambassador said that the US wanted a strong Pakistan and Pakistan’s success was America’s success. “We are very much in support of the democratic process here, we support your constitution, we support the rule of law, we support the will of the Pakistani people,” he said.