WASHINGTON, (DNA) – US State Department s spokesperson Heather Nauert on Thursday while acknowledging concerns asserted that a state of tension exist in the ties of Pakistan and United States.

During a department press briefing in Washington, Nauert maintained that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had some meaningful and important meetings with the new government of Pakistan.

“The US is looking forward to forging a relationship with that new government, recognizing that there are, of course, some tensions and some areas where we – or the government can work harder,” she said.

“And so those were the types of meetings that we had and we were pleased to have gone,” she concluded while replying to a query.