- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Faisal said in a statement that Pakistan supports all recent Afghan efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan
- The statement comes just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo telephoned Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa and discussed the Afghan peace efforts other than bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan once again vowed to support peace efforts in war-torn neighboring Afghanistan.
“Pakistan supports all recent Afghan efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Faisal said Friday.
The statement comes just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo telephoned Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa and discussed the Afghan peace efforts other than bilateral ties.
“They discussed ways to advance US-Pakistani bilateral relations, the need for political reconciliation in Afghanistan, and the importance of targeting all militant and terrorist groups in South Asia without distinction,” the US State Department said on Wednesday after Pompeo’s telephone call to Gen. Bajwa.
Meanwhile, the US has confirmed that it has asked Pakistan to help in facilitating peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
“We have asked for Pakistan’s assistance in facilitating a peace process and we have sought to understand Pakistan’s own core security concerns and ensure that its interests are taken into account in any peace process,” Lisa Curtis said at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on Thursday.
Islamabad also welcomed the Afghan Government’s unconditional offer of talks to the Taliban.