Obama signs Kerry-Lugar Bill into law
Friday, October 16, 2009
WASHINGTON: A day after the US Congress attached an explanatory statement to the Kerry-Lugar Bill to clarify its intent, the US president signed the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 here on Thursday.
President Obama signed the bill into law at the White House at 9:15 am.“This law is the tangible manifestation of broad support for Pakistan in the US, as evidenced by its bipartisan, bicameral, unanimous passage in Congress,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.
The statement said that the United States wanted to engage Pakistan on the basis of strategic partnership, “grounded in support for Pakistan’s democratic institutions and the Pakistani people.”
“And this act formalises that partnership, based on a shared commitment to improving the living conditions of the people of Pakistan through sustainable economic development, strengthening democracy, rule of law and combating extremism that threatens Pakistan and the United States,” Gibbs added.
Source: The News International, Pakistan, Friday, October 16, 2009
Labels: US Aid, US Congress, US Pakistan Relations
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