ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Foreign Minister held important telephonicconversation with his Afghan counterpart.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a telephonic conversation withActing Afghanistan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar, said that peace in Kabulwas Pakistan’s “highest priority”.
The peace talks between Afghan Taliban and the Afghan government reached anew turn after the American-brokered deal, however, there have been severalhindrances in attaining peace in the country.
According to a statement from the Foreign Office on Wednesday, Qureshi saidthat Pakistan had “high stakes” in return of stability to Afghanistan andthe region.
“It [is] important that the Afghan leaders seize this historic opportunityand achieve an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive politicalsettlement in Afghanistan,” Qureshi said.
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The foreign minister said he welcomes the recent developments on therelease of prisoners and urged all parties to take requisite steps for thecommencement of Intra-Afghan negotiations at the earliest.
The foreign minister assured his Afghan counterpart of Pakistan’sconsistent support to Afghanistan on its path to peace and development.
