Committed for peace in Afghanistan: Pakistan

September 04, 2015 20:53

Pakistan said today that it was committed to promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan for the best interest of the two countries and the region.

Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah during his weekly news briefing said Pakistan supports Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process but it was for Afghanistan to take next step in this regard.

"Pakistan is committed to promoting peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan because we believe that peace in Afghanistan is in the interest of both the countries as well as the entire region.

"However, we have also said that further steps have to be decided by the Afghans themselves. We remain ready to facilitate," he said.

He said that Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz who is in Kabul to attend the 6th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan will ask Afghanistan to stop blaming Pakistan for unrest.

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