Pak, U.S. must continue cooperation: Clinton

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the opening ceremony of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea on Wednesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and Pakistan must learn lessons from a NATO air assault that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers so the countries can continue fighting terrorism together.

Ms. Clinton said on Wednesday at a global aid development forum in South Korea that the assault in northwestern Pakistan was tragic. She pledged a quick and thorough investigation.

Ms. Clinton also expressed regret over Pakistan’s withdraw from a U.S.-backed meeting on Afghanistan taking place next week in Bonn, Germany.

The United States is hoping Pakistan will not play spoiler in the U.S.-backed plan to shore up Afghanistan’s security and bring international forces home.