Pakistan

Britain offers to play ‘constructive role’ in Afghan peace process

Development comes during a meeting between UK High Commissioner Thomas Drew and NSA Lt-Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua

News Desk November 06, 2017

British High Commissioner Thomas Drew meets National Security Adviser Lt-Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua on November 6, 2017 in Islamabad. PHOTO: INP

British High Commissioner Thomas Drew said the United Kingdom is keen to play a constructive role for the stability of the region and to facilitate Afghan peace process, Radio Pakistan reported.

Drew remarked during a meeting with National Security Adviser (NSA) Lt-Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua in Islamabad on Monday.

“Pakistan and Afghanistan need to resume and strengthen political, diplomatic, military and intelligence cooperation at all levels,” Janjua said.

No Afghan peace ‘till foreign troops gone’

He conveyed a strong commitment of Islamabad to continue to make efforts for sustainable peace in Afghanistan through a political settlement.

Both sides agreed to work together for the shared objective of peace in the region.

Besides security and stability of the region, the recent developments in Pak-Afghan relations in the backdrop of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s visit to Kabul came under discussion in the meeting.