Pakistan's new foreign minister seeks to broaden U.S. ties

FILE PHOTO: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) along with Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party, and Akhtar Mengal, chairman of Balochistan National Party (BNP) along with the leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of political opposition parties, attend a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday he would like to pivot away from single-issue transactional relationship with the United States as he seeks to repair frayed ties with Washington.

"Our relationship with the United States has been colored too much by the geopolitical context in our region, and particularly by the events and circumstances in Afghanistan," Bhutto-Zardari told reporters at the United Nations during his first visit to the United States as foreign minister.