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Afghanistan ready for comprehensive dialogue with Pakistan

by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World

Astana : Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met his Turkish counterpart Recap Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of an OIC summit in Kazakhstan as he reaffirmed his stance that Kabul was ready for comprehensive talks with Islamabad.

Ghani’s office said on Monday that the two sides discussed various topics, including bilateral ties between Kabul and Ankara and the upheavals in Kabul-Islamabad ties.

President Erdogan said the Turkish government was prepared to play its role in improving relations between Kabul and Islamabad as he reaffirmed Ankara’s support towards an Afghan-led peace process.

Ghani thanked his Turkish counterpart for reaffirming support to Afghanistan and insisted on further strengthening of bilateral ties between the two nations.

He added that the announcement of the new US strategy has opened new doors of opportunities and necessary steps should be taken regionally for the proper use of the provided opportunity.

He said Afghanistan wants good relations with its neighbours and the country is prepared for comprehensive talks with Islamabad, insisting that the current situation should change in the region and opportunities should be properly utilised.

The Afghan President also called terrorism as a menace threatening both the region and the world and emphasised on joint efforts for its eradication.

—IANS

Ghani signs decree for implementing strategic deal with US

by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World

Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

Kabul : Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree for the implementation of a partnership agreement signed previously by Kabul and Washington, the presidential palace said on Thursday.

The Office of the President said the decree was signed on Wednesday during the meeting of Bilateral Compact Executive Committee, known as Compact. It was attended by high level officials from both countries, including the US Embassy Charge d’Affaires and Commander of the US forces for Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.

“The Compact is an Afghan-led initiative to demonstrate the government’s commitment to creating a peaceful, stable, and prosperous society and is an important factor upon which the US relied when developing key components of the US South Asia Policy, launched by President Donald Trump on August 21,” the palace said in a statement.

During the meeting, Afghan and US working groups highlighted the completion of the Compact’s four matrices focusing on governance, economics, peace and reconciliation, and security.

The partnership agreement was signed by former US President Barack Obama and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2012.

—IANS