Pakistan to address Chinese concerns over US Marines

Pakistan Saturday said that it will address the Chinese concerns over the expansion of the US embassy in the heavily-guarded capital. Talking to reporters in eastern Multan city, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmoud Qureshi said that China is an old and trusted friend. "There is nothing to worry about and we will take steps to address concerns if any," he said while responding to a query about Chinese concerns.

The American embassy had invited Islamabad press and shared the whole plan with them, he said while rejecting that a large number of US Marines will be deployed in Pakistan.

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Luo Zhaohui, on Friday expressed concern over the expansion of the US embassy in Islamabad. "China has concerns over the expansion of the US embassy in Islamabad and the United States should expand its embassy by materializing rules and regulations of Pakistan," he said.