Turkish President Discusses Afghan Peace With Imran Amid US Withdrawal
Fida Hussnain (@fidahassanain) Published April 16, 2021 | 12:58 PM
Both leaders in a telephonic conversation discussed matters of mutual interests including further strengthening of bilateral relations in all areas.
ISLAMABAD: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-April 16th, 2021) Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to continue the momentum of high-level exchanges to transform bilateral relations into strategic economic partnership.
The consensus to this effect was reached during a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest including further strengthening of bilateral relations in all areas. In the regional context, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of a negotiated political settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan ahead of recently announced planned U.
S. withdrawal.
He highlighted that Pakistan had fully supported and facilitated the U.S.-Taliban Peace Agreement and the subsequent initiation of Intra-Afghan Negotiations.
The Prime Minister stressed that the Intra-Afghan Negotiations provided a historic opportunity which must be seized by the Afghan leadership to achieve an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement.
Appreciating Turkey’s role, Imran Khan said that Pakistan will continue to extend all possible support to the efforts for a political solution for durable peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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