Peace talks only option for political settlement in Afghanistan: QCG

Foreign OfficePeace talks only option for political settlement in Afghanistan: QCG

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan on Wednesday hosted fifth meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) in which participants reiterated that violence serves no purpose and that peace negotiations remain the only option for a political settlement in Afghanistan.

In the meeting of QCG, the four-nation group working for reconciliation in Afghanistan, held in Islamabad on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Afghan President’s Special Envoy and Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, the Special Representative of the United States for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard G. Olson, and China’s Special Envoy for Afghan Affairs Ambassador Deng Xijun participated.

The group reiterated that violence serves no purpose and that peace negotiations remain the only option for a political settlement. In this respect, the QCG countries reaffirmed to use their respective leverages and influences.

The QCG strongly condemned the April 19 terrorist attack in Kabul and underscored that those who perpetrate such acts of terrorism should be ready to face consequences of their actions.



The QCG expressed their continued determination with shared commitment to advance the goal of an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process.

The next QCG meeting will be convened as mutually agreed.

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