Germany announced it is ready to host the upcoming round of Afghan peace talks in the country, said the High Council for National Reconciliation in a statement.

According to the statement, Chairman of the HCNR Abdullah Abdullah, on sideline of the inaugural session of the Intra-Afghan talks on Saturday in Doha, met with German special envoy for Afghanistan Markus Potzel.
During the meeting, both parties discussed the most obvious topics of negotiation and Germany’s readiness to host the upcoming peace talks in the country, the statement said.
Abdullah assured Afghanistan’s commitment for achieving peace, as the country has already paid greater cost to have paved ways for lasting peace.
Meanwhile, Potzel said starting the talks was a major turning point and a historic event, adding Germany is ready to host next round of talks.