ISLAMABAD: Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, Janan Mosazai, has said that the security pact signed between Afghanistan and the United States -- an agreement to allow international forces to stay in the country beyond 2014 -- poses no threat to neighbours.
Speaking at a trilateral summit on Sunday, Mosazai urged friendly countries, including Pakistan and China, to assist Afghanistan in its efforts to secure peace with the Taliban and other armed opponents.
The two-day Afghanistan-Pakistan-China dialogue is being attended by intellectuals, diplomats and experts from the three countries to draw a road map on the future of Afghanistan.
“It is important to point out that a key element of our national strategy will be to continue efforts to launch a substantive and meaningful Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process of direct negotiations for peace and reconciliation with the armed opposition, including the Afghan Taliban,” said Mosazai.
“As we pursue this goal, we will continue to rely on help and support from our friends and partners, including both Pakistan and China.”
While defending agreements with the US and Nato, he said the security and defence cooperation agreements will continue for years for the benefit of Afghan people.
“Simply and clearly put, these partnerships do not pose any threat or danger to our neighbours,” he said. “Afghanistan will never allow our soil to be used against peace, security and stability of our neighbours.”
“This is our guarantee to our neighbours and the region. I underline this point particularly because in our view the peace, security and stability of our region is indivisible,” added the Afghan Ambassador.
Strategic partnerships, he said, with the international allies and partners, including the two security agreements, are only for Afghanistan to ensure development of Afghan national institutions, especially the national army and police.
He argued that the establishment of the new national unity government in Afghanistan is an opportunity for Pakistan as well, in order to redefine their bilateral relationship.
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@stevenson: Chuck Hagel was a simple opposition senator giving his uninformed opinion when he said that. He assumed I da would be like most normal countries paying Pakistan back for sending foreign jihadis to Kashmir. Defense secretary Chuck Hagel has never said what you ascribe him to have said.
"Ties with Kabul: Afghan president to ‘share his vision with PM Nawaz." So this is the vision Mr Ghani is talking about.!
Good to see Afghanistan is rising up to the arrogance of Pakistan, who think Afghanistan is its 5th province. It is time Afghanistan make it very clear to Pakistan to that Afghanistan would not bear all these strategic depth stupidity from Pakistan.
@unbelievable: And what about the last 60 years during which Afghanistan has allowed itself to be used as a puppet state of India? Even Chuck Hegel, the US Defense Secretary says India uses Afghanistan as a base against Pakistan.
@unbelievable
Good try you Indian troll.
We know all your plans are turning to ashes hence your new border violations adventure.
Don't worry, we are wrapping up all your rats and we will open new fronts too and also clean your rats in Afghanistan.
Enjoy.
There is a clear message for Pakistan 'Don't mess it with us anymore then you need not worry'. Pakistan also needs to remember that even India has signed a treaty with US to take on terrorists in its country and with Iran joining both without any treaty means that Pakistan is being encircled from all sides. Congratulations to Pakistan that its foreign policy followed for decades is ultimately going to pay such rich dividends which it really deserves.
Sounds just like Pakistan's foreign office ... and has the same level of credibility.