President Zardari may face friction over supply routes

[FarCenter]

CHICAGO: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Chicago on Saturday for a Nato summit to what could be a chilly reception if a hoped-for deal allowing trucks to again supply alliance troops in Afghanistan fails to materialize.

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Zardari’s government has voiced its willingness to reopen the supply routes – if an agreement can be reached on fees that will be paid on each shipment going into Afghanistan.

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said it was unlikely the United States would accept Pakistani requests to pay as much as $5,000 per military shipment going into Afghanistan.

http://dawn.com/2012/05/20/president-zardari-may-face-friction-over-supply-routes-at-nato-summit/