The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to continue cooperating with Pakistan in meeting the challenge of rehabilitation and reconstruction of flood affected areas.

Talking to Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Washington D.C, he expressed condolences and solidarity with Pakistan over the loss of precious lives and monumental economic losses in the flooding.

Secretary Blinken also maintained that given Pakistan’s enormous potential, the US private sector would like to invest in Pakistan including in energy sector.

Apprising Secretary Blinken about the devastation caused by the floods, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said no country could deal with a crisis of this proportion on its own. He said Pakistan is seeking climate justice and look towards its partners to assist us in recovering from this climate induced calamity.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Pakistan is committed to building back better, greener and climate resilient infrastructure in areas such as irrigation, communication, energy, agri technology and health. He said immediate action is required to help developing countries effectively face the climate crisis.