US envoy Khalilzad in a meeting with FM Qureshi. PHOTO COURTESY: Twitter/@ForeignOfficePk
The US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation remarked during his meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Friday.
The visit by the US special envoy comes days after US chief diplomat for South Asia Ambassador Alice Well’s visit to the country.
“Pakistan will continue supporting peace efforts in Afghanistan as a joint responsibility,” Qureshi assured Khalilzad who called on the former at the Foreign Office in the federal capital.
According to Radio Pakistan, the foreign minister said a peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban will “pave the way for intra-Afghan dialogue, which will prove useful for peace and stability not only in Afghanistan but the entire region”.
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan @US4AfghanPeace called on FM @SMQureshiPTI today.
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) January 31, 2020
While Exchanging views on efforts to establish peace in Afghanistan, FM reiterated Pak’s support & facilitating role in the Afghan peace & reconciliation process. pic.twitter.com/fpy2wz3z1K
The US envoy apprised FM Qureshi about the details of current situation of the ongoing talks with the Afghan Taliban.
Earlier in the day, Khalilzad also met Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
During the earlier visit by Ambassador Wells, Pakistan assured the United States of its role in seeking a political solution of the lingering conflict in Afghanistan amid reports that the US and Afghan Taliban are close to striking a peace deal after over year-long painstaking process.
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