‘Peace in Afghanistan vital for socio-economic regional development’

ISLAMABAD: Within 24 hours of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation which showcased symbolic value of a Pakistani Foreign Minister to step foot in India after 11 years; Islamabad is hosting a crucial trilateral meeting of Foreign Ministers of two major countries, China and Afghanistan.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is on his inaugural visit to Pakistan while Afghanistan Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Islamabad to take part in the fifth round of trilateral dialogue between the three countries.

As per details, the Foreign Ministers of both China and Afghanistan are also scheduled to have bilateral discussions with Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Muttaqi, was granted a travel ban exemption by the United Nations Security Council last month, allowing him to travel to Pakistan.

“The government of Afghanistan wants to hold comprehensive talks on bilateral political-commercial relations, regional stability and transit between Afghanistan and Pakistan,” said Ziad Ahmed Takkal, Deputy Spokesperson of the Afghan Foreign Ministry.

Kickstarting the trilateral meeting in Islamabad, Bilawal held bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Islamabad, stressing the importance of peace and stability in Afghanistan for the region’s socio-economic development, vowing to work together with its important stakeholder China to achieve it. (IANS)

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