Khar meets Afghan Ambassador

Dunya News

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met with Afghan Ambassador Mohammad Umer Daudzai.

Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan Mohammad Umer Daudzai called on Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and discussed matters of mutual interest and agreed to enhance bilateral interaction in various fields.They also reviewed economic cooperation for which the Bilateral Joint Economic Commission would hold its 8th session at the level of finance ministers in Islamabad in the third week of January 2012.The foreign minister urged independent, strong bilateral relations with Afghanistan as part of Pakistan’s consistent policy to reach out to its neighbours. She stressed the need to build synergies through people-to-people, civil society and parliamentary contacts. Both sides agreed on the need for high-level visits to provide the requisite impetus to bilateral relations.Mohammad Umer Daudzai thanked the foreign minister for grant of scholarships to Afghan students.