Pakistan calls for sustained engagement of Int’l community with interim Afghan Govt

Pakistan has reiterated the importance of sustained engagement of international community with the interim Afghan government, to ensure continued wellbeing and prosperity of the Afghan people.

This came during meeting of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar with Iranian President’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Ghomi in Islamabad on Thursday.

She said the international community’s engagement is important due to multiple and complex challenges confronting Afghanistan.

Reaffirming Pakistan’s abiding commitment to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan, the Minister of State underscored that deep rooted fraternal ties underpin the strong bonds of solidarity between the two countries.

Hina Rabbani Khar said as friends and neighbours of Afghanistan, both Pakistan and Iran have critical role to this end.

Earlier, the Iranian Special Representative also met Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq and agreed to further strengthen cooperation towards advancing the mutually reinforcing goals of regional peace and development.

Source: Radio Pakistan