Pakistan welcomes Iran engagement with Afghan parties for negotiated political settlement

Pakistan welcomes Iran engagement with Afghan parties for negotiated political settlement.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri shared the government of Pakistan’s viewpoint.

Pakistan welcomes Iran engagement with Afghan parties

In a response to media regarding the visit of Taliban and Afghan government delegations to Tehran, he said Pakistan welcomes Iran’s engagement.

He further said Pakistan considers the role of Iran in the Afghan peace process important.

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said Iran, like Pakistan, is a neighboring country of Afghanistan.

Moreover, Iran also hosts 2 millions of Afghan refugees.

He expressed the hope that the Afghan parties would seize the opportunity and achieve an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement.

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Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi underscored power sharing as the way to avert civil war in Afghanistan.

He stated this, while speaking at the Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Friday.

Shah Mahmood said it is our effort and desire that the neighboring country does not plunge into the civil war again.

Furthermore, he said Pakistan wants that the dignified return of Afghan refugees be made part of the Afghan peace process.

The Foreign Minister said Iran has an important role regarding Afghanistan which cannot be overlooked.

He said Pakistan’s relations with Iran has further strengthened.

He said we are establishing border markets with Iran.

GTV