Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan is makingreconciliatory efforts with utmost sincerity for peace and stability in theregion, including the Afghan Peace Process.
He said this during the telephonic conversation with his Finnishcounterpart Pekka Haavisto today.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan has been saying fromday one that dialogue among the Afghan leadership, acceptable to the peopleof Afghanistan, is the only solution to the Afghan problem.
He said intra-Afghan dialogue taking place in Doha is a good omen for peacein Afghanistan and the Afghan leadership should take advantage of thisopportunity in taking these negotiations to their logical conclusion.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi apprised the foreign minister of Finland about thevisit of Afghan leaders Abdullah Abdullah, Gulbadin Hikmatyar, and AfghanVelosi Jirga to Pakistan and the positive discussions held during thesevisits.
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The Foreign Minister declared the upcoming conference, being held in Genevaat the end of this month with the cooperation of Finland, the UnitedNations, and Afghanistan, as vital for durable peace and stability inAfghanistan.
He thanked the Foreign Minister of Finland for inviting him to attend theconference on Afghanistan. He expressed the hope that a strategy forhonorable repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan will also bediscussed on the occasion.
Both the foreign ministers also agreed to continue the process of bilateralconsultation for peace and stability in the region, including the AfghanPeace Process.
