President Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in Turkey today (Sunday) to attend a trilateral summit on Afghanistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari would join President Abdullah Gul and Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the trilateral summit.
It is the sixth trilateral summit being hosted by Turkey. The president would have an all-encompassing dialogue with the Turkish leadership on various aspects of bilateral relations and cooperation on regional and international issues. The agenda of the Istanbul summit would include peace, stability and reconciliation in Afghanistan and economic cooperation among the three countries. Pakistan attaches importance to the trilateral and multilateral processes relating to Afghanistan and is supporting all endeavours and initiatives in this regard. Pakistan would raise the issue of attacks by militants from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory during the summit.
Next Wednesday, Turkey would also host a regional conference on Afghanistan and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar would lead Pakistan’s delegation at the moot. The conference would provide a platform to express solidarity and support for Afghanistan in its endeavours to establish peace and stability. Turkey is hosting the trilateral regional summit between Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey.
Pakistan envisages this conference as a platform to express regional solidarity and support for Afghanistan in its endeavours to establish peace and stability; take forward an inclusive process of national reconciliation; consolidate its sovereignty and territorial integrity; and achieve socio-economic prosperity by undertaking mutually beneficial economic cooperation with neighbouring states, the region and the world.
Pakistan supports efforts for a secure, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan contributing to stability, security and prosperity in the region. Regional support for this undertaking is of particular significance and the concept of developing a harmonious and mutually beneficial partnership between Afghanistan and the region is important.
