Pakistan, Afghanistan reaffirm commitment to fostering mutually beneficial ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan reaffirmed their commitment to fostering mutually beneficial relations and agreed on the importance of maintaining high-level engagement in extensive discussions with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday.

“The discussions encompassed a comprehensive range of topics about bilateral relations, underscoring the need to devise strategies for enhancing cooperation across diverse areas of mutual interest, including security, trade, transit, connectivity, and people-to-people contacts,” the Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press statement.

The deputy prime minister emphasised the paramount importance of addressing all pertinent issues, particularly those related to security and border management, to fully realise the potential for regional trade and connectivity.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who arrived in the Afghan Capital Kabul on a day-long official visit to Afghanistan, was welcomed at the airport by the dignitaries of the Afghan government, including the Deputy. Minister for Finance and Administration, MoFA, Dr.Mohammad Naeem Wardag, DG MoFA, Mufti Noor Ahmad, Chief of State Protocol, Faisal Jalali. Pakistan’s Head of Mission in Afghanistan, Ambassador Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani and officers of the embassy, Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press statement.