Islamabad: Pak-Iran-Afghan trilateral summit

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Islamabad: Pak-Iran-Afghan trilateral summit

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The trilateral summit, aimed at bringing peace and stability in the region will be held today.

17 February,2012 07:45 am

The Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran attended the trilateral summit, aimed at bringing peace and stability and ensuring security in the region, in Islamabad today.President Asif Ali Zardari, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who are here for a two-day meeting, held an informal round of talks on Thursday at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, as part of the trilateral mechanism.This is the third round of the trilateral talks, that began in 2009. Pakistan believes that the summit would prove to be an important milestone towards finding peace, stability and Afghan-led reconciliation process.The Pakistan Foreign Office earlier said the trilateral mechanism was important for Pakistan as it would discuss matters pertaining to cooperation in counter-terrorism, curbing transnational organized crime, including drug and human trafficking, and border management.