Afghan acting FM arrives in Islamabad to attend Troika Plus meeting

Troika Plus meeting to be held on November 11 and 12 to discuss Afghanistan situation

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister (FM) Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday on a three-day visit to attend Troika Plus meeting to be held on November 11 and 12.

It is worth mentioning here that this is the first official visit of the Taliban government representatives in Pakistan. During the visit, the Afghan delegation will discuss ways to facilitate transit trade, cross-border movement and other bilateral talks.

A 20-member delegation, headed by Amir Khan Muttaqi, comprising officials from the trade and finance ministries have reached in Islamabad.

Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Khan, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood and senior officials welcomed the delegation upon their arrival at Nur Khan Airbase.

The visit is taking place as a follow-up to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s visit to Kabul on 21 October 2021.

According to Foreign Office, the delegation will also attend the two-day Troika Plus meeting to be held on November 11 and 12 to discuss the Afghanistan situation.

The Troika Plus meeting will be attended by the delegates from China, Russia, the United States (US) and Pakistan, according to Foreign Office.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi would inaugurate the meeting, which would discuss in detail the situation in Afghanistan and the way forward.

“Pakistan attaches high importance to the Troika Plus mechanism on the situation in Afghanistan. Pakistan hopes that deliberations of the Troika Plus meeting would contribute to the ongoing efforts for achieving lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan,” the Foreign Office said.

Pakistan remains committed to supporting a peaceful, stable, sovereign, prosperous and connected Afghanistan, said FO.