WASHINGTON - Leaders of United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their pledge to work together in combating terrorism, which threatens the three countries, a White House spokesman said Monday. "(W)e have to work with our allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan to confront the dangers that we all face mutually," White House Deputy Press Secretary Scott Stanzel said, referring to President George W. Bush's separate meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan in the Egyptian resort of Sherm el Sheikh. Stanzel was replying to questions at a news briefing about the message Bush gave during his talks with Gilani and Karzai on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum as also about US concerns about terrorist activity in FATA. "I think what he heard back from the leaders was that we will continue to work together because these are challenges that we face, all three of these nations," he said, adding: "Obviously terrorism has struck significant blows in both of those countries, and it's up to us to remain vigilant in confronting terror. "The Federally Administered Tribal Areas ... obviously that's an area of concern, and a NIE last year talked at length about our concerns with terrorism taking root there. And Pakistani troops, Pakistani military have suffered a lot of casualties in their confrontation of people, of terrorists in that area." Earlier, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley told journalists during a briefing Sherm el Sheikh that President Bush was confident of developing close ties with the democratic government which took office in the wake of the Feb. 18 elections. "(T)he President made very clear that he supports this new democratic government in Pakistan, that his objective is to have good, close and continued relations with Pakistan, and that he was confident we would have good relations with this new government, that good U.S.-Pakistan relations were a vital part of our foreign policy," he said, according to a transcript of the briefing on Sunday. He said the Pakistani leader was thankful to the United States for supporting transition to democracy in the country and added curbing terrorism was in Pakistan's interest.