Pakistan on Monday said it wanted solid outcome of the Bonn Conference being held for promoting peace and reconciliation in war-ravaged Afghanistan. “We did not participate in the conference but Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said. He said Pakistan’s absence in the conference did not mean that Islamabad had lost interests in Afghanistan, adding that Pakistan’s problems and its proposals for Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation should not be ignored. “Pakistan would continue helping our neighbouring country in promotion of the peace process,” Basit said.
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Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Dr Guido Westerwelle telephoned Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to take Pakistan into confidence on the outcome of the Bonn Conference. “He expressed hope that Pakistan will continue to extend its valuable support to peace and development in Afghanistan especially towards achieving political reconciliation in the country,” a FO statement said.
