ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has invited Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister AmirKhan Muttaqi to attend the Troika Plus meeting.
The meeting is scheduled to be held in Islamabad on November 11.
Consultations between Islamabad and Kabul are continuing in this regard andofficials say it would be clear by Tuesday if Muttaqi, a senior member ofthe Taliban government, would be able to undertake his maiden visit toPakistan.
Pakistan has still not recognised the caretaker setup in Afghanistan.However, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, after his visit to Kabul,had told the media that he had invited Mutaqqi, who had accepted hisinvitation.
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The Troika Plus on Afghanistan will be attended by Ambassador MohammadSadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, theState Department’s Special Representative and Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Afghanistan, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov andChinese special envoy for Afghanistan, Yue Xiaoyong.Troika Plus
China, Russia, Pakistan and the US have major stakes in bringing peace toAfghanistan. These countries have long been active participants in theAfghan peace talks. The four key players had established the forum namedTroika Plus to restore peace in Afghanistan, develop regional consensus onthe Afghan issue and help the war-torn country in addressing the problems.
