Times of Islamabad

EU gives a strong response over latest developments between Pakistan and Afghanistan

EU gives a strong response over latest developments between Pakistan and Afghanistan

BRUSSELS: The European Union has welcomed the recent visit of PakistaniPrime Minister Imran Khan to Kabul and said that many of Afghanistan’sproblems can be resolved with Pakistan’s cooperation.

These views were expressed by EU officials in a briefing about the AfghanDonor Conference, which is scheduled in Geneva on November 23 and 24. Theevent will take place in collaboration with the United Nations and Finland.

The EU officials said there are many aspects of Afghanistan that are lockedbut Pakistan has the keys to most of them.

The Afghan peace process is “complex and difficult”, they said.

Violence inside Afghanistan has escalated over the last five years evenafter the Doha Accords.

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The EU officials said development and democracy in Afghanistan is in theinterest of the whole world. They appealed to other countries in the regionbesides Iran, China, Russia and India and the Gulf countries to play theirrole in achieving peace in Afghanistan.