WASHINGTON, Nov 9(ABC): US State Department spokesperson Ned Price while briefing the newsmen in Washington said that violence has no place in politics and we are concerned about what has happened in Pakistan in recent days, reported.
He said that all parties should never resort to violence. They should express their disagreements peacefully, using – employing universal rights – freedom of expression, freedom of assembly – but violence is never the answer.
State Department spokesperson said that we’re deeply committed to Pakistan, which has a long history of and democratic identity. We stand with the people of Pakistan, he said.
Ned Price said that we routinely raise our concerns about press freedom to all stakeholders around the world. We do that as a matter of course in Pakistan. We’ll continue to have those conversations with Pakistani authorities. A free press, informed citizenry – they’re key for any nation and its democratic future. It’s key in Pakistan; it’s key around the world.
Answering a question regarding Indian foreign minister’s upcoming visit to Russia, Ned Price said India’s relationship with Russia developed and was cemented over the course of decades.
He said that we’ve been intentional about exempting oil and gas – the energy sector – from the sanctions that have been imposed on Russia. So the fact that India has high demand for energy and that it continues to seek oil and other forms of energy from Russia – that is not something that runs afoul of the sanctions that have been imposed.
