Pakistan and the United States have affirmed to enhancing the strategic partnership and to further deepening and broadening mutually beneficial cooperation between the United States and Pakistan. Both sides also shared perspectives on the regional security situation and reaffirmed the importance of advancing stability and peace in Afghanistan and the region in 2nd Ministerial Pakistan - U.S. Strategic Dialogue held here on Monday. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of Pak-US Strategic Dialogue, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that strategic partnership is in the interest of the United States as well as for the region. Terming the day as important for both Pakistan and the US, the foreign minister said that Pakistani people have great expectations from the dialogue and a new chapter of Pak-US relations has been started. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on the occasion termed Pak-US strategic dialogue a big success and dispelled the impression that relations between the two countries limited to only security, saying the relations are beyond that of security. The US Secretary of State emphasized that there is need to lessen difference between the two countries, adding the relations between Pakistan and US to be further extended. She reiterated that the US would continue its cooperation in health sector, elimination of unemployment while assistance would also be provided to Pakistan to tackle on-going energy crisis. As suggested by Foreign Minister Qureshi, the Dialogue's thirteen sectoral working group meetings were held in Islamabad in May, June and July and completed their work ahead of the Ministerial engagement on Monday. The meetings provided an opportunity for senior officials from both governments to discuss possibilities for cooperation. The joint sectoral working groups include: agriculture; communication and public diplomacy; defence and security; economy/finance; market access; education; energy; health; law enforcement and counter-terrorism; science and technology; strategic stability and no-proliferation; water; and women's empowerment. Foreign Minister Qureshi and Secretary Clinton expressed great satisfaction on the progress with their Dialogue to date and the growing cooperation between their governments. The United States assured Pakistan of its continued support through the Kerry-Lugar-Berman economic assistance package and through international financial institutions. Steps will also be taken to promote corporate sector cooperation and business-to-business interaction. The United States will continue to support Pakistan's efforts to enhance its trade by seeking greater market access and establishing Reconstruction Opportunity Zones. Both sides expressed the desire to negotiate a Bilateral Investment Treaty. The United States expressed its support for Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts and lauded the sacrifices made by Pakistan's law enforcement agencies and security forces. The Government of Pakistan expressed its continued commitment to eliminate extremism and militancy and to undertake needed legal and structural reforms in order to promote good governance and open the way to economic growth, development and prosperity for the Pakistani people. Secretary Clinton expressed U.S. support for Pakistan's stability, security, economic and social development and prosperity. It was agreed that the sectoral working groups will meet again prior to the next session of the Strategic Dialogue to be held in Washington, D.C. before the end of this year.