ISLAMABAD: Days after US President Barack Obama travelled to India where the two countries reached a number of agreements, the Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad said that the Indo-US trade deal was a bilateral matter between the two countries.

Speaking to media representatives during the FO's weekly briefing, spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said Pakistan also enjoyed favourable relations ties with the US.

Aslam touched upon the subject while responding to a question posed during the press briefing.

The Indo-US trade deal is their bilateral matter, Aslam said, adding that Islamabad also enjoyed good economic and trade ties with America and that the US was Pakistan’s biggest trading partner.

Last week, US President Obama visited New Delhi on the invitation of Indian premier Narendra Modi where the two discussed the future of the Indo-US relationship and also managed to sign some agreements relating to trade and energy.

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While Obama's visit to New Delhi was underway, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Raheel Sharif travelled to China where he was promised cooperation in 'all respects'.

Addressing the briefing, Aslam said Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Beijing because China was a source of peace and stability in the region.

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Speaking of the Indo-US defence deal however, Aslam said that may create strategic imbalance in South Asia. She expressed concern that India's defence budget was continually on the rise and mentioned that in 2014, India’s defence budget increased by 12 per cent.

Aslam added that Pakistan had made it clear that New Delhi was not qualified to get permanent membership of the UN Security Council as it had been violating UN resolutions on Kashmir.

Responding to a question, the FO spokeswoman said Pakistan strongly favoured reforms in the UN system but was not in favour of the expansion of the UNSC, saying that would result in the creation of new centres of power.

Aslam added that evidence of foreign sponsored terrorism in Pakistan had already been shared with the international community which was aware of the situation.

Addressing another query, Aslam said the Pakistani embassy in Baghdad had been directed to immediately look after and address complaints and issues being faced by Pakistani pilgrims in Iraq.