Pakistan to try and rebuild relations with West

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Pakistan to try and rebuild relations with West

The Associated Press Published Monday, May 14, 2012 9:08AM EDT

This image released by Interservices Public Relations department shows test launching of Pakistan-made Ghaznavi missile at undisclosed location in Pakistan Thursday, May 10, 2012. Pakistan successfully test-fired a short-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, Pakistan's military said. (AP Photo/Interservices Public Relations department)

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's foreign minister says Pakistan "has made its point" by blocking NATO's supply line to Afghanistan in protest over a deadly American attack on its troops, and now must try to rebuild relations with the West.

Tuesday's remarks by Hina Rabbani Khar came as negotiators from Pakistan and the United States are holding intense talks on Monday to get Islamabad to reopen the key route.

The comments suggest a possible thaw in relations between the two countries ahead of a NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21 that is largely focused on the Afghan war.

Pakistan will likely only receive an invitation if it ends its blockade of NATO supplies.