Bonn minus Pakistan
To make a seminar on the Taliban problem meaningful, it should be held in some place like Tashkent.
To make a seminar on the Taliban problem meaningful, it should be held in some place like Tashkent.
My party (PTI) agrees we should have gone to Bonn & in future should go to all international forums with our case.
Ultimately, the Bonn conference ended up being about empty platitudes, not serious policy decisions.
Our presence would have enhanced its cosmetic value — and that is what the Europeans were most interested in.
The writer seems to think that Germany has a role to play in this part of the world, it doesn’t.
If Pakistan has not attended the Bonn Conference that is not the end of the world.
Dr Guido Westerwelle hoped Pakistan would continue to extend support for peace and development in Afghanistan.
Karzai also condemns attack on a Shia Muslim shrine in central Kabul earlier on Tuesday that killed around 30 people.
Pakistan and Iran acknowledged for bearing the burden of Afghan refugees.
The PM says Pakistan seeks good relations with the US, which ‘won’t take long’.
The Bonn conference would have provided Pakistan an opportunity to explain its position on Afghanistan to the world.
Qureshi says this decision will affect Pakistan’s diplomatic relations.
Afghanistan told to demonstrate clear progress on good governance for continued support beyond NATO pullout in 2014.
Pakistan says it has no plans to reverse decision to boycott conference on Afghanistan.
