Afghan President to reach Pakistan today on a two-day visit

Afghan President is scheduled to delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Imran Khan.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will reach Islamabad today (Thursday) on a two-day visit to Pakistan on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Dunya News reported.

The Afghan President will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including ministers, advisors, senior officials and businessmen.

During his two-day visit, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is scheduled to have a meeting with President Dr Arif Alvi while he will also hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The wide-ranging talks between the two sides would focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in diverse areas including political, trade, economic, security, peace and reconciliation, education and people-to-people exchanges.

President Ghani will also travel to Lahore where he will participate in a business forum attended by business representatives from both countries.

This is President Ghani’s third visit to Pakistan and follows the recently held first review session of the landmark Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity.

In a statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan are bound by fraternal ties reinforced by historical, religious, linguistic and cultural affinities. Closer engagement between the leaders will help foster a stronger and multi-faceted relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan.