ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani will arrive in Pakistan on Thursday for a two-day official visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) news agency reported.
The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including ministers, advisors, senior officials and businessmen.
During the visit, President Dr. Arif Alvi will have a meeting with his Afghan Counterpart while Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold delegation-level talks.
The wide-ranging talks between the two sides would focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in diverse areas including political, trade, economic, security, peace and reconciliation, education and people-to-people exchanges.
President Ashraf Ghani will also travel to Lahore where he will participate in a business forum attended by business representatives from both the Countries.
This is Ashraf Ghani’s third visit to Pakistan and follows the recently held first review session of the landmark Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS). Other important bilateral exchanges in recent weeks have included the telephonic call between President Ghani and Prime Minister Imran Khan, bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of OIC Summit in Makkah, and visits of Afghan National Security Adviser and Minister for Refugees to Pakistan.
President Ashraf Ghani had earlier undertaken a bilateral visit to Pakistan in November 2014 and subsequently came to attend the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA) Ministerial Conference in Islamabad in December 2015.
In a statement, the Foreign office said that the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan are bound by fraternal ties reinforced by historical, religious, linguistic and cultural affinities. It said that the closer engagement between the leaders will help foster a stronger and multi-faceted relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
