Hillary Clinton gestures, as she arrives at Manas airport, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.—AP

ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday night and discussed bilateral issues with reference to the recent publication of memos and official correspondence by the Wikileaks.

Spokesperson to the President, Farhatullah Babar said that the two leaders agreed that the Wikileak publications were not only unauthorised but also out of context and were based on raw information that did not reflect the correct nature of the purported official correspondence.

They also agreed that the leaks will not be allowed to cast a shadow on the strategic partnership between the two countries, he added.

He said that the leaks of official memos are already a thing of the past and the president looks forward to the future and the promise it holds.

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