Pakistan, US try to make up after bin Laden
May 20, 2011
Top U.S. officials tried Thursday to patch up relations with Pakistani leaders miffed over the surprise American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, even as members of the U.S. Congress called for cuts in aid to Pakistan over suspicions that elements of its security forces sheltered the al-Qaida chief.
High-level talks by the deputy director of the CIA and President Barak Obama's special envoy underlined the strong mutual dependency of the two countries, despite the bad blood over the bin Laden killing. The U.S. needs Pakistan to help resolve the war in Afghanistan, and American funds are critical for propping up Pakistan's economy and bankrolling its military.
The discussions come at a tense moment in relations between Pakistani intelligence and the CIA, as well as a low point in Pakistani views of the U.S., according to a poll.
Marc Grossman, the Obama administration's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and other senior officials to discuss relations in the wake of the May 2 bin Laden raid, the president's office said.

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