ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Thursday, and appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for peace process in Afghanistan, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) news agency reported.
In the meeting held just after Ashraf Ghani reached Pakistan on a two-day visit, the two sides agreed to implement the already decided strategy of peace and brotherhood for betterment and welfare of the peoples of the two Countries.
They exchanged views to enhance Pak-Afghan bilateral economy, trade and investment and promote cooperation in communications, energy, culture and people to people contacts.
In his remark, the foreign minister said that Pakistan will continue playing its role for peace in Afghanistan with sincerity, good intentions and open heart.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the Afghan people have suffered a lot due to the instability prevailing in Afghanistan for decades.
The foreign minister said that Pakistan always emphasized on result-oriented talks believing that this is the only way to establish durable peace in Afghanistan.
The minister expressed confidence that the Afghan president’s visit to Pakistan will bring the two Countries closer and strengthen bilateral relations.
اسلام آباد:وزیرخارجہ شاہ محمود قریشی اورافغان صدراشرف غنی کےدرمیان ملاقات
دو طرفہ تعلقات،افغان امن عمل سمیت باہمی دلچسپی کےامورپرتبادلہ خیال
پاکستان افغان امن عمل کیلئےکھلےدل،نیک نیتی سےمصالحانہ کردارادا کرتارہےگا:وزیرخارجہ
افغان صدرنےافغان امن عمل میں پاکستان کی کاوشوں کوسراہا pic.twitter.com/HoKQQZsCfR— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) June 27, 2019
Earlier in the morning, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and other officials received the Afghan president at Nur Khan Airbase.
The visiting dignitary was also given a 21-gun salute.
The Afghan president is accompanied by a high level delegation including ministers, advisers, senior officials and businessmen.