ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday that his country believed that peaceful and negotiated settlement was the only way forward in Afghanistan, adding that no military solution was possible for the protracted conflict in the region.
Foreign Office Spokesman Dr. Mohammed Faisal quoted the minister in one of his tweets, informing that Qureshi had urged all parties to “fully commit [themselves] to peace process” and highlighted Pakistan’s decision to support “all efforts for peace, with [the] participation of all Afghans.”
The Taliban on Friday announced a new spring offensive, annoying American officials who have been negotiating with the militant group to seek an end to the 17-year-old conflict.
A day before that development, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that the country would not participate in the next round of peace talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban scheduled to be held in Qatar this month.
“Pakistan will not be part of the next round of talks between the US and Taliban in Doha in April,” Dr. Mohammad Faisal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters on Thursday. “Pakistan has supported peace talks in the past and will continue playing its facilitating role for durable peace in Afghanistan.”
Pakistan wants negotiated settlement in Afghanistan, says FM Qureshi
Pakistan wants negotiated settlement in Afghanistan, says FM Qureshi
- Islamabad supported all efforts for peace in its neighborhood
- Pakistan said on Thursday it will not participate in the forthcoming peace talks between US officials, Taliban representatives
