Afghan, Iran Presidents to visit Pakistan on Feb 16

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Ahmedinejad, Karzai visiting Pakistan to attend trilateral summit.

04 February,2012 11:50 pm

Islamabad will be hosting trilateral summit of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran this month, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are visiting Pakistan from February 16 to 17.The two foreign dignitaries will attend the trilateral summit along with President Asif Ali Zardari, BNA reported.The trilateral summit is aimed at bolstering regional peace, stability and the Afghan-led conciliation process.The summit is being held at a time when the Taliban are opening their office in Qatar for talks with the US.Western diplomats see the move as an effort to counter the Washingtons talks with the Taliban in Doha and pave way for an alternative route to peace negotiations.