Pakistan and Turkey to work together for resolution of Afghan conflict

Author: Agencies

ANKARA: Pakistan’s foreign minister Khawaja Asif was welcomed by Turkish leadership upon his arrival in Ankara on Tuesday.

Khawaja called on Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace where Erdogan reiterated his country’s unflinching commitment to broaden and expand brotherly relations with Pakistan.

The foreign minister also reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong desire for further strengthening strategic partnership between the two countries.

Both sides reiterated that Afghanistan’s neighbors and regional countries need to work together for the betterment of the region and that Pakistan and Turkey have agreed that there is no military solution to the Afghanistan.

Khawaja Asif also called on Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and discussed issues pertaining to further strengthening of bilateral relations.

They agreed that Afghanistan’s neighbors and regional countries need to work together for facilitating a politically negotiated settlement under an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.

The minister also held talks with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavusoglu during his visit.

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