LAHORE/WASHINGTON: US Undersecretary for Defence Michele Flournoy on Thursday telephoned Defence Secretary Lieutenant General (r) Syed Athar Ali Khan to apologise over the misbehaviour of Washington’s Dulles Airport officials with a Pakistani military delegation, which led to the cancellation of the Pakistani side’s US visit, a private TV channel reported.
Athar protested against the misbehaviour of the US officials with the Pakistani military delegation. He asked Flournoy to take steps to avoid such incidents in the future. The US undersecretary for defence assured that positive steps would be taken after proper talks had been held between the military officials of both the countries, the private TV channel reported. Separately, White House spokesman Philip J Crowley expressed regrets over the incident and termed it a misunderstanding between the airport officials and the Pakistani delegation. daily times monitor/app