Our engagement has to be aimed at building a long-term strategic partnership and must be conducted in a way that respects and enhances the Pakistani people's pursuit of a prosperous economy, a stronger democracy, and a vibrant civil society.
Holbrooke discusses the need for a strategic partnership with Pakistan.
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