Prime Minister Imran Khan will undertake his maiden visit to Afghanistan today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday.
"On the invitation of President Ashraf Ghani, Premier Imran will visit Kabul on November 19, 2020," a statement issued by the Foreign Office said. "The prime minister’s delegation will comprise Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, commerce adviser, and other senior officials."
The day-long visit to Kabul would be PM Imran's first since assuming office in August 2018.
According to the communique, the premier's programme includes tete-e-tete with President Ashraf Ghani, delegation-level talks, and joint press stake-out. The focus would be on further deepening the fraternal bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Afghan peace process, and regional economic development and connectivity.
The prime minister’s visit was part of regular high-level exchanges between Pakistan and Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani had last visited Pakistan in June 2019.
Earlier, the two leaders had a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 14th OIC Summit in Makkah in May 2019. The prime minister also had a telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani in September 2020.
"The Prime Minister’s visit builds on the sustained engagement between the two countries in recent months for enhancing bilateral cooperation in diverse fields," the statement maintained.
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