ISLAMABAD : Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua arrived in Kabul on Sundaywith a 28-member delegation for the inaugural session of theAfghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS).
Pakistan’s 28 member delegation led by foreign Secretary arrived in Kabultoday for inaugural session of Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peaceand Solidarity (APAPPS).
According to Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal, theforeign secretary, in her opening remarks to the media, said that theirpresence in Kabul today with just two days in Pakistan’s general elections“shows our commitment to APAPPS”.
A few days ago, US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel said the UScontinues to work closely with Pakistan to help the country fulfil its rolein accomplishing a durable political settlement in Afghanistan.
The APAPPS is a bilateral framework aimed at improving cooperation andcoordination between the two neighbours and reducing hostility by employingworking groups on both sides.
Last month, senior US State Department official Ambassador Alice Wells saidin the US House Foreign Affairs Committee that the US government has givenits full support to APAPPS.
“For example, with US support, Pakistan and Afghanistan entered into aconstructive dialogue to develop,” she had said in her statement.
Similarly, during a visit to Kabul last month, Pakistan Chief of Army StaffGeneral Qamar Javed Bajwa had said that the recently-agreed APAPPS isexpected to bring more cooperation and coordination between the twocountries.