Pakistan on Friday confirmed that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will attend signing of US-Taliban peace deal in Doha on February 29. In a statement today, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan, said Pakistan “welcomes” the peace agreement between the two sides. She said that this historic progress towards peace in Afghanistan is the victory of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision and a testament of exemplary role of Pakistan’s armed forces. Last week, Qatar had invited Pakistan to attend the deal signing ceremony between United States and the Afghan Taliban. On behalf of the Qatari Foreign Minister, the invitation was extended by the Qatari Ambassador to Pakistan Saqr Bin Mubarak during a meeting with FM Qureshi in Islamabad on Tuesday. In his remarks on the occasion, the foreign minister said Pakistan and Qatar have played a pivotal role in furthering the Afghan reconciliation process. Earlier this week, the Foreign Minister said US President Donald Trump’s positive remarks about Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts on India’s land reflect Islamabad’s strong commitment of eliminating terrorism once and for all. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said both Pakistan and the United States have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral relations in trade, business and energy. He said that international community is acknowledging that Pakistan is heading towards economic stability due to prudent economic policies of the present government. The Foreign Minister said intra-Afghan peace dialogue will help promote peace in Afghanistan. He said there is no military solution to Afghan conflict and only politically-negotiated sentiment can promote peace in the war-torn country.