Pakistan hails intra-Afghan dialogue resumption
Foreign Office hopes negotiators will engage with open-mind to seize historic opportunity for peace
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the commencement of the second round of intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha on “substantive issues”, following last month’s agreement between Afghan government and Taliban representatives on the rules and procedures.
Year 2020 witnessed substantial progress towards peace in Afghanistan, with a number of positive developments, including conclusion of US-Taliban Peace Agreement on February 29, start of intra-Afghan negotiations in September, and agreement on rules and procedures in December.
These positive developments have paved the way for meaningful progress in the peace talks to end the decades of unrest in country. “We remain hopeful that the year 2021 will witness the dawn of a peaceful and stable Afghanistan,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.