The United States postponed a high-profile meeting with Pakistan on Saturday in an apparent move to pressure the country to release a detained U.S. Embassy worker.
The meeting with Pakistani and Afghan officials to discuss the progress of the Afghan war had been scheduled for Feb. 23–24.
U.S. Embassy worker Raymond Allen Davis was arrested in Pakistan for killing two Pakistani men. Davis claims the men were trying to rob him at gunpoint, and he was trying to protect himself.
Pakistan is seeking to bring the case to court and have Davis charged with murder. U.S. officials have demanded his release saying that Davis has diplomatic immunity.
State Department spokesperson Phillip Crowley said in a statement Saturday that the trilateral meeting was canceled “in light of the political changes in Pakistan.”
The meeting with Pakistani and Afghan officials to discuss the progress of the Afghan war had been scheduled for Feb. 23–24.
U.S. Embassy worker Raymond Allen Davis was arrested in Pakistan for killing two Pakistani men. Davis claims the men were trying to rob him at gunpoint, and he was trying to protect himself.
Pakistan is seeking to bring the case to court and have Davis charged with murder. U.S. officials have demanded his release saying that Davis has diplomatic immunity.
State Department spokesperson Phillip Crowley said in a statement Saturday that the trilateral meeting was canceled “in light of the political changes in Pakistan.”
