US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that strengthening ties with Pakistan will not compromise the "deep, historic, and important" partnership with India. He emphasized a pragmatic foreign policy, highlighting a long history of counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan and the desire to expand it.
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