KABUL – Pakistan China and Afghanistan high official hold important meetingin Kabul, Afghan media has reported.
Senior officials from Afghanistan, China and Pakistan on Monday gathered inKabul where they discussed the results of last year’sAfghanistan-Pakistan-China foreign ministers dialogue and ways on how toexpand cooperation between the three countries in various spheres includingtrust-building measures between Kabul and Islamabad, economic cooperationand fight against terrorism, TOLO Mews has reported.
At the meeting, Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Edris Zaman warned that evenif a potential peace agreement is on hand, threats which are emerging frominsurgency in Afghanistan will not be eliminated completely and that thereis a need for collective efforts to fight terror groups without anydistinction.
“With a settlement in Afghanistan, the challenge of terrorism will not beeliminated fully in the region,” Zaman said.
“To eliminate terrorism it will require state-to-state cooperation to fightall terrorist groups without any distinction. Finally important topic ofthis trilateral (meeting) which is the focus of today’s discussion isdevelopment cooperation and connectivity.”
Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Liu Jinsong said Afghanistanshould not be a battleground for major powers, but it should be a place forregional connectivity.
“All these kinds of jobs, all these processes (should be) based on theprinciples of Afghan-led and Afghan-owned and Afghan government should playa leading role in this process.
As a country just wants to support you and we don’t like any kind ofapproach led to make any so-called power game in this country,” said Liu.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah Khan said the regionalcountries and Pakistan are cautiously optimistic about Doha talks.
“I think the entire region is cautiously optimistic and we are alsooptimistic and hopeful that Doha talks would be very successful and theyeventually lead to intra-Afghan talks which is extremely important for anypeace agreement with the US.
Pakistan has played its role in that, in persuading the Taliban to come tothe table on Doha talks and to bring their credible interlocutors in Dohatalks,” he said.
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