Negotiations: ‘Pakistan supports Afghan-led peace’

The next meeting of the joint Pakistan-Afghanistan commission for peace will be held in Islamabad in August.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reaffirmed its support for the Afghan-led and owned peace and reconciliation process in the first meeting of a joint Pakistan-Afghanistan commission for peace. In the meeting, held on Wednesday in Kabul, participants from both delegations decided to set up specialised working groups to deliberate in-depth on aspects related to peace and suggested concrete steps to move forward in a responsible manner. The Pakistani delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir while the Afghan delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin. The next meeting of the commission will be held in Islamabad in August.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 30^th, 2011.