Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday revealed that Pakistan has arranged direct talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban on December 17, ahead of the second round of Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting scheduled to be held in Kabul on Saturday to discuss the reconciliation process.
Publish dateSaturday 15 December 2018 - 07:47
Story Code : 175924
AVA- “The same US that had been asking us to ‘do more’ is now asking Pakistan to facilitate its talks with the Afghan Taliban,” PM Imran said while addressing a ceremony to mark the 100-day ceremony of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
“When I used to say this matter cannot be resolved without dialogue, [they] would term me ‘Taliban Khan’,” said the PM, revealing that Pakistan had arranged talks between the US and Afghan Taliban on Dec 17.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will fly to Kabul on a one-day visit to attend the talks pertaining to the Afghan reconciliation process. He is also scheduled to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during the visit.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani will lead their respective delegations.
“When I used to say this matter cannot be resolved without dialogue, [they] would term me ‘Taliban Khan’,” said the PM, revealing that Pakistan had arranged talks between the US and Afghan Taliban on Dec 17.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will fly to Kabul on a one-day visit to attend the talks pertaining to the Afghan reconciliation process. He is also scheduled to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during the visit.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani will lead their respective delegations.
Source : خبرگزاری Afghn Voice Agency(AVA)
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