Neighbours vow to help facilitate peace, stability in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: With an ambition to help facilitate peace and stability in the war-torn Afghanistan, Pakistan Sunday hosted a virtual meeting of the Special Representatives and special envoys of the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan.

Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq, chaired the session while special envoys on Afghanistan from China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan also attended.

The meeting discussed ways and means to help facilitate peace and stability in Afghanistan as the participants exchanged on the latest situation in Afghanistan.

Ambassador Sadiq, welcoming his counterparts, highlighted the importance of evolving a regional approach to address common challenges & to realise new opportunities arising from a stable Afghanistan.

He added that a prosperous and peaceful Afghanistan would provide impetus to economic integration, strong people-to-people linkages, enhanced trade, and regional connectivity.

The Special Representatives and Envoys of neighbours of Afghanistan agreed to remain in close contact. Ambassador Sadiq in his twitter post said colleagues from the neighbouring countries were unanimous that peace in Afghanistan is vital for security, stability and prosperity of the entire region.

Mian Abrar
Mian Abrar
The writer heads Pakistan Today's Islamabad Bureau. He has a special focus on counter-terrorism and inter-state relations in Asia, Asia Pacific and South East Asia regions. He tweets as @mian_abrar and also can be reached at [email protected]

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