The talks were held between the National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta and Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz .
The main focus of the talks was said to be on strengthening bilateral security cooperation.
“Both sides agreed on the need to take action against all terrorists without making any distinction among them and their hideouts on their respective sides,” said a joint statement.
The joint working group on security will be co-chaired by the foreign secretary or deputy foreign minister and will also comprise of representatives of relevant security institutions.
The two sides also agreed to hold a meeting of their relevant officials in Islamabad on July 3 to enhance security coordination.
In the talks it was agreed that terrorism is a common enemy and the need for closer cooperation and coordination at an institutional level was emphasised.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to building a comprehensive bilateral relationship marked by enhanced trade and economic partnership.
The Pakistan side reaffirmed its committment providing all-out support to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.
Dr Spanta was accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan National Security Council during his visit.
The national security adviser also called Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and delivered President Karzai’s letter. The joint statement did not mention the contents of the letter. However, Karzai had earlier stated that he would suggest a “road-map” for future cooperation.
The prime minister welcomed Karzai’s letter and Dr Spanta’s visit to Pakistan. Dr Spanta also met the Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif.
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@Last Word: By now, all has been "Said & Done". No more surprises! Now that Afgh & India on the same page with Pak there will be less trouble cleaning out the mess. Good for all.
It is great to see the regional partners emphasize the importance of bilateral security cooperation. The ongoing clashes with the terrorists on both sides of the border require both countries to remain unified for the betterment of the region. It is no secret that Afghanistan and Pakistan have had their differences in recent times, but at the same time, both nations are trying to achieve same peace objectives on both sides of the border. Therefore, it only makes sense for both nations to combine their strength against those who are working diligently to destabilize the region with their acts of terror. We must remember that Pakistan, Afghanistan and U.S. have all made a lot of sacrifices with regards to our shared peace objectives in the region, and our nations continue to make a lot of sacrifices for the sake of seeing peace prevail throughout the region. At the end of the day, it is in our best interest to work together and negate the threat of terrorism through shared cooperation.
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A detailed visit to Kunar and Nooristan is also planned i hope. Or will the Afghans prefer we do the cleanup there ourselves?
Pakistan should necessarily not play a dual game for its own sake if not for its neighbour as it risks stoppage of all foreign aid and even slapping of sanctions, continuing its old policy. Big brother US, shall be focusing its high tech surveillance satellites on NW to monitor the on-going operation verifying the commitments made by Pakistan to take on all militant groups present in the state.
@Meri Jaan Pakistan:
You talk big, you look stupid.
Mr Meri Jaan Pakistan
Afghanistan is not a cake which will be cut into pieces and will be distributed. Afghanistan has a history of more than 300 years,while Pakistan is just 60 years old. Afghans are very nationalist and a strong nation.
Southern and Eastern Afghanistan belong to Pakistan and Northern, Western and Central Afghanistan belong to Iran.
Pakistan will, God willing, rightfully get what belongs to her.
Thank you India! You blessed Afgh step forward on this initiative or we all would have gone down in history with locked horn like those rams on mountain.
Afghans are traitors working for Indian intelligence. We want sharia law in our country - that would be the solution to all problems