Obama admitted today that there were tensions in the relationship with Pakistan

U.S. President Barack Obama admitted today that there were tensions in the relationship with Pakistan during a meeting with Prime Minister of that country, Yusuf Raza Gilani, after the close of the Second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.
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"There have been times in recent months in which these relations have gone through periods of stress," said U.S. President at the beginning of the meeting, the first between them since the death of the leader of the terrorist network Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden in May last year.

That death at the hands of a U.S. command in the town of Abbottabad Pakistan, made the relations suffered a sharp deterioration of which have not yet been recovered.

Since then they have suffered other setbacks such as the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers at a U.S. attack last November.

Precisely the meeting comes after the Pentagon has announced the trial will not take any of the military responsible for the attack.

According to Obama, "it is important that we have an open dialogue to address these issues."

The Pakistani Parliament reviews the nature of the bilateral relationship and as a result, Obama hopes to "achieve the kind of balanced position that respects Pakistani sovereignty but also respect our concerns about our national security" and the need to combat terrorism.

The President noted points of agreement between the two Governments, including the need to prevent terrorist groups with nuclear weapons do.

He also praised the work done by the Gilani government in the Afghan reconciliation process and stressed the importance for both countries to stability in Afghanistan.

For his part, Gilani said: "We are committed to fighting terrorism," he said. "We want stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

"We want to work with you" to achieve peace and prosperity in the country and the region, said the premier.

According to the deputy national security adviser in the White House, Ben Rhodes, the meeting was intended to address the recent tensions and allow the two leaders could be heard directly.

Obama "clearly understands the process taking place in Pakistan," as he "made clear to Gilani U.S. positions, what are the key U.S. interests."

The meeting between the two leaders ended the participation of Obama in the Second Nuclear Security Summit, which has developed under the shadow of the threat of North Korea next month launched an observation satellite on a long-range missile .

U.S. President urged countries to act as "world security depends" on it.

Obama today held a brief aside with the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, the first time the two agreed, and he invited to visit the White House.

But the summit also has been dominated for Obama by a slip that allowed the microphones capture a private conversation between him and outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

It indicated that the U.S. president would have more "flexibility" to deal with disagreements on missile defense with Russia after his reelection.

These words caused strong criticism from Republicans who accuse him of preparing a softer policy toward Moscow if it is re-elected in the November presidential.

Obama was forced today to issue a new statement in which he said that "Nothing To Hide" on the negotiations between Washington and Moscow over missile defense.

According to the U.S. President since 2012 is an election year in both countries is not surprising that you can not reach an agreement quickly, so we prefer to spend the rest of the year in technical negotiations with Russia that could pave the way in the future.

An agreement on missile defense "involves many complicated issues. If we can get our technical teams open the way, hopefully in 2013, there will be a basis for achieving significant progress in this and other issues," Obama said.

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