RAWALPINDI: US special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ) today (Monday).
According to a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR), Zalmay Khalilzad and COAS Bajwa exchanged views on matters pertaining to mutual interests, regional security and Afghanistan reconciliation process.
ISPR said Khalilzad acknowledged Pakistani efforts in promoting peace in Afghanistan as both expressed their pledge for peace and stability across the borders and agreed to maintain an exchange for that end.
The Afghan peace process was also amongst the agenda of meeting between the two leaders leading from the front the peace process while collaborative efforts on various bilateral levels were deliberated over at length. ISPR said.
Earlier, Zalmay Khalilzad said that he is positive that the Taliban and the Afghan government would begin peace talks with the US pulling out troops if things pan out as scheduled.
“There’s been a lot of progress in the last few days,” said Khalilzad who negotiated a deal with the Taliban in which Washington plans to end its longest-ever war.
He further said, “A lot of people have been pessimistic that we could get to this place where we’re discussing where and when inter-Afghan negotiations would begin and that there would be enough progress on the prisoners’ issue.”
