ISLAMABAD – Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived in Pakistan onMonday night to send a message confirming his country’s commitment toAfghan conflict resolution and economic development in the South Asiaregion.
The Germany minister was welcomed at Nur Khan base by high-level officialsof Pakistan’s foreign office.Mr Maas will will hold meetings with his counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi,and top civil and military leaders
Yesterday, the German minister paid to trip to Mazar-e-Sharif in northernAfghanistan as a clear signal Germany was committed to playing its part ina peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Germany is part of the NATO Resolute Support mission to train Afghansecurity forces and has a force of about 1,200 soldiers stationed there.
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Berlin decided last month to extend the military mission, and Germany hasoffered to host a peace conference that is to include the Taliban.
“With the trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, we want to send a clearmessage: Germany is committed to the responsibility we have assumed as thesecond-largest donor and contributor of troops in Afghanistan,” Maas toldDW.
