Pakistani President Arif Alavi met Afghanistan’s point man for peace Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the Afghan peace negotiations, despite fears that Islamabad is banking on Kabul’s desperation for peace to woo Afghanistan for its own cause.
In the third and last day of his Pakistan tour, Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah called on President Arif Alvi. “Pakistan suffers from the war in Afghanistan and benefits from tits peace,” President of Pakistan told Dr. Abdullah.
President Alavi called for strengthening of Pakistan’s co-operation in education, information technology and public health sectors. He stressed on an augmented trade between the two countries and beyond and trade between South Asia and Central Asia with the advent of peace in Afghanistan.
Abdullah Abdullah presented a picture description of the situation in Afghanistan and called for Pakistan’s co-operation in achieving peace. “Peace is the priority for the people and government of Afghanistan,” he said calling on Pakistan to help bring peace and stability to Afghanistan and to facilitate cooperation, development and trade.