Summary Pakistan is committed to work with Afghanistan as an equal and sovereign state: PM
PARIS (Dunya News) -- Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan wants friendly relations based on bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan. During his meeting with Afghan president Ashraf Ghani in Paris, PM said that stable Afghanistan is in favour of Pakistan, reported Dunya News.
According to details, Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan is committed to work with Afghanistan as an equal and sovereign state. PM said that peace and stability in Afghanistan is the key goal for Pakistan and Pakistan is committed to build a long term partnership with its neighbours. He said that Afghanistan’s National Unity government is elected democratic government.
He said a stable Afghanistan is in the best interest of the entire region. Nawaz Sharif vowed to work with Afghanistan to improve regional economic connectivity. He said we are ready to take concrete steps to improve these links for the benefit of the two countries. Speaking on the occasion, President Ashraf Ghani said that Afghanistan also wants to develop peaceful, friendly and cooperative relations with Pakistan. The two leaders agreed to increase economic and trade cooperation. They also discussed resumption of peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
On this occasion, Palestinian president Mehmood Abbas, Italian PM Matteo Renzi and Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena also met with PM Nawaz Sharif.
Also read: Won t let Afghan soil to be used against Pakistan: Ashraf Ghani
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has on Monday said that the afghan government will never let its soil be used against Pakistan. He called Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and expressed grief over Badaber tragedy, reported Dunya News.
In a telephonic discussion with Pakistan’s prime minister, Ashraf Ghani expressed grief over Badaber incident and assured him that Afghan government will never allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against Pakistan.
It is pertinent to mention here that 29 Pakistanis, including soldiers and civilians, had been martyred in Badaber on Friday.
