ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed diplomatic victory overhis stance on Afghanistan.
He said on Thursday that the United States agreed with PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for the first time regarding the Afghan conflict.
Addressing a meeting of the federal cabinet, the premier highlighted thathe was happy that Washington was realizing the need for a non-militarysolution to the ongoing Afghan war.
The premier also spoke about his meeting with US Special Representative forAfghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad.
“Khalilzad was sent by the US President Donald Trump to discuss the Afghanpeace process and I am happy that I met him,” Khan added.
The premier expressed that he was also happy that for the first time the UShas recognised what [PTI] have been saying for the past 15 years about apolitical settlement in the war-battered Afghan war.
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“The US wants our help to establish peace in Afghanistan and I alwaysbelieved that instead of ‘do more’ we should play a role in the Afghanpeace process,” the prime minister asserted.
He expressed that Pakistan would try its best to establish peace inAfghanistan through dialogue.
The premier stated that ‘It is good that we have gotten the chance to playthe role of a mediator rather than fighting someone else’s war,’.
The premier also dished in on the issue of Yemen conflict and said hehad spoken to Saudi Arabia and Iran’s foreign minister in this regardsaying, we will try our best to bring an end to the Yemen war.
