Clinton Meets Pakistani Counterpart - NYTimes.com Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Thursday for the resumption of a full range of formal contacts with Pakistan after its Parliament completes a review of the strained ties between the two countries. Mrs. Clinton met with the Pakistani foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, on the sidelines of an international conference in London, where she outlined steps the United States would like to see once the review had been completed. A senior American official said those steps included visits by top American diplomats and a return to three-way talks with Afghanistan. Mrs. Clinton called the meeting a "constructive discussion of our common concerns." She added, "I'm sure we will continue to have our ups and downs, but this relationship is too important to turn our back on, for both nations."