ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the policy to seekdirect engagement with Afghan stakeholders, including Taliban, to find anegotiated solution had the greatest prospects to end the prolongedconflict in Afghanistan.
He shared his long standing commitment to peace and stability inAfghanistan through political settlement with US CENTCOM Commander GeneralKenneth McKenzie Jr, who called on him.
General McKenzie is on his first trip to Pakistan after assumingresponsibilities last month. Underscoring the need for an intra-Afghandialogue, the prime minister stated that the Afghan stakeholders should sittogether to discuss the contours of their future polity after thewithdrawal of foreign troops. He reiterated Pakistan’s desire to have goodneighbourly relations with Afghanistan.
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Welcoming General McKenzie to Islamabad, the prime minister apprised him ofhis government’s commitment to implement the National Action Plan, whichhad the backing of all political parties in the country. Sharing thepriorities of his government, including human development and vigorouseconomic reforms, he reiterated Pakistan’s vision for normalization ofrelations with all its neighbours including India.
