Tag: peace talks

UN envoy visits Yemen’s Sanaa to revive stalled peace talks

UN special envoy Martin Griffiths arrived in Yemen's Sanaa on Saturday in striving for resumption of stalled peace talks after three previous efforts produced...

Taliban ready to hold peace talks with Afghan jihadi leaders

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban says they are ready to discuss peace and reconciliation with the leaders of Afghan jihadi organisations opposed to the US-led “foreign occupation”...

Taliban silence on talks offer raises peace hopes in Pakistan, US

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban’s silence to the latest offer of unconditional talks by the Kabul government has raised hopes in Islamabad and Washington the insurgent...

US picking up Taliban interest in Afghan peace talks, says Mattis

KABUL: The United States is picking up signs of interest from Taliban elements in exploring the possibility of talks to end the more than...

Imran says Afghan govt’s talks offer to Taliban vindicates his stance

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of talks to the Afghan Taliban has vindicated his stance of holding negotiations...

Afghan president says wants to start a new chapter with Pakistan

Ashraf Ghani offers talks to Afghan Taliban 'without preconditions' KABUL: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that Kabul is ready for talks with Pakistan, adding...

Colombia nationalist rebels plan to protest over peace talks suspension

BOGOTA: Colombia’s ELN rebel group said on Wednesday it would hold a three-day national blockade beginning over the weekend to protest the government’s suspension...

Speculation about Taliban-Afghan govt peace talks surfaces following meeting in Pakistan

KABUL: Exploratory meetings in Pakistan between a high-level Taliban delegation and a representative of a prominent Afghan politician have fueled speculation of a revival...

Afghan politician denies Taliban leadership based in Pakistan, irks spy agency

A senior Afghan politician has drawn strong rebuke from the country's top spy agency after he claimed that the Taliban leadership is based in...

US should try to limit drone strikes during Afghan-Taliban peace talks:...

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the United States should try and limit drone strikes when efforts to revive Afghan-Taliban peace dialogue...

Afghan HPC blames Pakistan for failure of Taliban peace talks

  KABUL: Afghanistan's High Peace Council (HPC) has slammed Pakistan for its controversial role in the Afghan peace process, saying Islamabad has been the key...

Peace in Afghanistan, only possible through talks between its warring parties:...

Expressing concern over Afghanistan’s increasing insecurity, escalating violence and growing civilian casualties, Pakistan has told the UN General Assembly that sustainable peace in the...

UN envoy aims for Syrian peace talks to resume in late...

The United Nations envoy mediating a resolution to the five-year crisis in Syria said the other day that it aims to convene a new...

No plans to revive peace talks with Taliban, says Afghan govt

Kabul has no plans to revive a peace process aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table after a four-nation effort earlier this...

No plans to revive peace talks with Taliban, says Afghan govt

Kabul has no plans to revive a peace process aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table after a four-nation effort earlier this...

Pakistan protests drone attacks but Obama doesn’t seem to care

Pakistan, which says it is hosting the Afghan Taliban’s top leadership in order to exert influence over them, has lambasted the United States over the drone attack, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.

Pak, Indian foreign secretaries to meet on sidelines of Heart of...

Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry will leave for India on Tuesday (today) to participate in a meeting of senior officials during the Heart of Asia...