Daily Times

Ambassador of Qatar Saqr bin Mubarak Al-Mansouri Tuesday called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and invited him for the signing ceremony of the US-Taliban peace deal in Doha on February 29.

The ambassador handed over a special invitation from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani to Foreign Minister Qureshi, the Foreign Office said in a press release. The ambassador said Qatar looks forward to receive Foreign Minister Qureshi at the signing ceremony.

The foreign minister appreciated the invitation and said he looks forward to the US-Taliban peace deal signing ceremony. He expressed the hope that the signing of peace deal will pave the way for the next step of intra-Afghan negotiations. He underlined the importance of Afghan parties seizing this historic opportunity to work out a comprehensive and inclusive political settlement. “The international community’s role will also be crucial for the establishment of sustainable peace in Afghanistan,” the press statement quoted the foreign minister as saying.

The foreign minister had on Saturday said Pakistan played its role and ‘fulfilled all promises’ with America after reports of the US-Taliban deal emerged. “Now it is the responsibility of the Afghan government to take the peace process forward,” he had said.