ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has said that consolidating peace in the region will require reliable assurances from Afghanistan and Pakistan that neither side’s territory is used to threaten the other’s, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) news agency reported.
As per the US Embassy in Islamabad, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad discussed this issue when he visited Islamabad on August 1 and 2 and held discussions with Pakistani leadership on developments in the Afghan peace process.
In his meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Javed Bajwa, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad outlined the positive momentum in the Afghan peace process and next steps.
They also discussed the role Pakistan has played in support of the process and additional positive steps Pakistan can take.
The US envoy said that assurances by Pakistan and Afghanistan of not allowing their respective territories to be used against each other on top of an intra-Afghan comprehensive peace agreement will allow for increased regional economic integration, connectivity, and development.
