Afghan President for normalization of ties with Pakistan, political solution to Afghan conflict

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has underlined clarity of vision, honesty and good strategy in order to further boost Pak-Afghan relations.

As per details, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said this while addressing a Public Talk organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad under its Distinguished Lecture Series.

Afghan President said two items are crucial for the Afghan government including the normalization of relations with Pakistan, and to find a political solution to the conflict in and around Afghanistan.

Ashraf Ghani said private investment, grants, loans and bonds and joint budgetary commitments are important and task forces at both the leadership and administrative levels should be in place.

Speaking on the occasion, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the future of both the brotherly countries is interlinked in view of the challenges being faced by them.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan would do all it could to encourage the peace process and facilitate the intra-Afghan dialogue for the Afghan peace process in Afghanistan.