ISLAMABAD: US Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells is set to hold meetings with senior officials in Islamabad on Monday.

Details say the US diplomat will talk to Pakistani leadership regarding matters of mutual interest and regional security.

We are happy to welcome Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells to #Pakistan! PDAS Wells plans to meet with Pakistani officials and others to discuss progress on various issues in our growing relationship. #Partners4Prosperity #USPAK #USinPAK #USEmbassyISB pic.twitter.com/FnmsRQOwsO

— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) January 19, 2020

Alice Wells will stay in Islamabad from January 19 to January 22. Her tour through Pakistan is part of a 10-day regional visit.

Before the Pakistan tour the US envoy had also visited Sri Lanka and India.

The US State Department has anticipated that this visit will strengthen relations with Pakistan.

The US department had previously expressed concern about the arrests of political leaders and citizens, as well as the suspension of communications in occupied Kashmir

US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells said, “We look forward to a return to normalcy in the valley.”

The US is closely following the diplomats’ trip to Jammu and Kashmir, she added.