ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday congratulated Pakistan’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on his election victory, and invited him to visit Kabul.
“I extended an open invitation to Mr. Khan and he expressed his wishes to visit Kabul soon,” Ghani tweeted.
“We both agreed to overcome the past and to lay a new foundation for a prosperous political, social and economic future of both countries #Afghanistan and #Pakistan.”
In a victory speech, Khan expressed his desire for an open border between Pakistan and Afghanistan akin to EU countries, and to see a peaceful Afghanistan.
I just spoke to and congratulated him on the victory in parliamentary elections. We both agreed to overcome the past and to lay a new foundation for a prosperous political, social and economic future of both countries and .
— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani)
