PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN HIGHLIGHTS PAKISTAN ROLE IN TALIBAN-US TALKS

  Tuesday, 18 December 2018

source: shiitenews

After the Unite States administration praised Pakistan role in fresh round of US-Taliban talks in UAE, Prime Minister Imran Khan also highlighted the part Pakistan is playing in the negotiations.
In a tweet from his official Twitter account, PM Khan reiterated that his government would do all they could to further the peace process and end almost three decades of suffering of the brave Afghan people.
The prime and the foreign ministers' remarks come a day after United States diplomats and Afghan Taliban representatives met in the United Arab Emirates for the first round of talks facilitated by Pakistan on finding a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan.
The meeting in Abu Dhabi was also attended by officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
There were no statements from the participating parties at the end of the daylong meeting, although Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal had officially announced the start of the talks through a tweet.
“Talks are being held in UAE,” Dr Faisal tweeted as the meeting in the UAE got under way. He reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and expressed the hope that the engagement that began in the UAE would “end bloodshed in Afghanistan and bring peace to the region”.
It is the third meeting between the Taliban and US officials since the appointment of Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad as US special envoy for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Their meeting last month had continued for three days.
"> Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, meanwhile, appreciated "international recognition of Pakistan’s commitment and efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan", adding that the country "has and always will work towards establishing peace in Afghanistan and building a more connected, prosperous neighbourhood".
The prime and the foreign ministers' remarks come a day after United States diplomats and Afghan Taliban representatives met in the United Arab Emirates for the first round of talks facilitated by Pakistan on finding a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan.
The meeting in Abu Dhabi was also attended by officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
There were no statements from the participating parties at the end of the daylong meeting, although Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal had officially announced the start of the talks through a tweet.
“Talks are being held in UAE,” Dr Faisal tweeted as the meeting in the UAE got under way. He reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and expressed the hope that the engagement that began in the UAE would “end bloodshed in Afghanistan and bring peace to the region”.
It is the third meeting between the Taliban and US officials since the appointment of Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad as US special envoy for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Their meeting last month had continued for three days.