Pakistan desires peace in Afghanistan: Prime Minister

03 Jul, 2011

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said Pakistan sincerely desires for peace and stability in Afghanistan and will extend all possible support to an Afghan-led reconciliation peace process. He said that Pakistan is committed to creating conducive environment for meaningful negotiations leading to peace and stability in Afghanistan.
The Prime Minister was talking to Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir at the PM House who called on him to apprise about his recent visit to Afghanistan for the Trilateral Core Group meeting. The Foreign Secretary informed the Prime Minister that he also called on President Hamid Karzai who conveyed his good wishes for President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. He also informed him about his discussion with the Afghan leadership on the bilateral agreements on Joint Commission between Pakistan and Afghanistan after Trilateral Core Group meeting.

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