ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthen the bilateral relationship with Afghanistan, including trade and economic ties and people-to-people linkages, according to an official statement.
Talking to leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-e-Wahdat-e Islami Ustad Karim Khalili in Islamabad on Tuesday, he underscored his longstanding position that there is no military solution to Afghan conflict and a negotiated political settlement is the only way forward.
The Afghan people have suffered gravely due to prolonged conflict in the country, the Pakistan premier said.
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He reiterated Pakistan’s consistent support to the Afghan peace process, and underscored that the Intra-Afghan Negotiations process must be pursued with perseverance and patience for an inclusive and broad-based solution.
The exchange of views covered progress in the Afghan peace process and bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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