Afghan president to visit Pakistan soon

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Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has said he will visit Pakistan in the near future to discuss the reconciliation process in Afghanistan. He said Islamabad’s stance on peace process in Afghanistan would be ascertained within the next few weeks.

Speaking during a press conference following his return from four-day state in China, President Ghani informed of wider perspective of the new government of Afghanistan regarding the peace process.

Ghani said Beijing was attracted by the national and international perspective of the new government of Afghanistan. He said the government of Afghanistan will start talks with Islamabad regarding the Afghan peace process on short-term, mid-term and long-term basis.

According to Ghani, Beijing is prepared to assist Afghanistan regarding the peace process. He said Saudi Arabia and Turkey will step in to assist the Afghan government in peace talks with the anti-government armed militant groups.