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Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed on Wednesday to deepen co-operation between their governments "at all levels", particularly in the fight against terrorism and repatriating Afghan refugees.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations all said they needed to act together in joint operations to stamp out terrorist bases.
"They further committed to continue supporting moderation, fighting all forms of extremism and terrorism, including its financial, training and ideological centres through mutually agreed and co-ordinated action," the statement said.
The statement was issued after a meeting between Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, his Pakistani counterpart Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri and the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain, the United States, Italy, France, Japan, Canada and Russia.
Before meeting with their G8 counterparts, the Afghan and Pakistani foreign ministers met alone to discuss ways of sealing and stabilising the countries' long and porous border. The statement said the G8 pledged to assist ongoing efforts to repatriate Afghan refugees in Pakistan and to ease the conditions of refugees in Afghanistan.
The G8, Afghanistan and Pakistan also pledged to combine forces to combat drug trafficking and organised crime. Afghanistan produces more than 90 percent of the world's opium, the key ingredient for heroin.
The statement said the Afghan and Pakistani ministers committed "to strengthen co-operation and dialogue between their countries at all levels", particularly regarding security and refugee issues.

Copyright Reuters, 2007

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