ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad held a delegation level meeting with the Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss developments in the Afghan reconciliation process.
Zalmay Khalilzad was accompanied by an interagency delegation representing Departments of Defence, State and National Security Council. While Tehmina Janjua was assisted by senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence.
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan briefed the Pakistan side on his recent engagements in the region. He lauded Pakistan’s efforts in facilitating direct talks between Taliban and the United States in Abu Dhabi last month.
US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad @US4AfghanPeace holding delegation level talks with Foreign Secretary, Tehmina Janjua at MoFA today.
The two sides reviewed developments post Abu Dhabi, in order to take the Afghan peace process forward.@statedeptspox#Pakforpeace pic.twitter.com/2bmFRS8Hiy— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@ForeignOfficePk) January 17, 2019
The foreign secretary reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to facilitate Afghan reconciliation process to realize the shared goal of peace and stability in the region.
It was noted that taking the Afghan peace process forward remained a shared responsibility.
Both sides agreed that ultimately the intra-Afghan dialogue would be vital to agree upon the contours of a future Afghan polity where Afghanistan becomes a stable and prosperous Country and at peace with its neighbours.
This is the US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad’s fifth trip to the region.
Zalmay Khalilzad would call on the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Friday (January 18, 2019).
