ISLAMABAD – Ambassador of Qatar Saqr bin Mubarak Al-Mansouri Tuesday calledon Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and invited him for thesigning ceremony of the US-Taliban peace deal in Doha on February 29.
He handed over a special invitation from Deputy Prime Minister and Ministerof Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani inthis regard, the Foreign Office press release said.
The ambassador said Qatar looked forward to receive foreign ministerQureshi at the signing ceremony.
The foreign minister appreciated the invitation and said he looked forwardto the US-Taliban peace deal signing ceremony.
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He expressed the hope that the signing would pave the way for the next stepof intra-Afghan negotiations, and underlined the importance of the Afghanparties seizing this historic opportunity to work out a comprehensive andinclusive political settlement.
“The international community’s role will also be crucial for theestablishment of sustainable peace in Afghanistan,” the press releasequoted the foreign minister as saying.
