Pak-US-Afghan meeting in Kabul next week: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir will lead Pakistan’s delegation to “Trilateral Meeting” of senior officials of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States, which will be held early next week in Kabul to discuss issues of peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Tehmina Janjua told a weekly briefing here on Saturday, “We continue our endeavors to deepen engagement with Afghanistan.”

Referring to Pakistan’s engagements with other countries in the region, the spokesperson said, “We are also working for result-oriented and meaningful dialogue with India.”

She said that the resumption of the dialogue process with India had led to substantive engagement at secretaries level on matters of counter-terrorism, commerce and trade and Wullar/water issues.

She said talks on Sir Creek started on Friday and concluded on Saturday. “We are pursuing the talks in an open and constructive manner to achieve a result-oriented process of engagement,” she added.

The spokesperson said, “Pakistan’s engagement in its immediate region as well as with important stakeholders of the international system continues.”

“This multi-track engagement is designed to safeguard our national interests as well as hold consultations with key partners, all neighbours, major powers and important global actors,” she said. (APP)