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Khalilzad meets with Turkish officials to discuss ongoing support
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal in Ankara on Thursday night, where they discussed the importance of continuous support to the Afghanistan peace process, the Turkish government said.
According to the US State Department, Khalilzad will also travel to Qatar, where he will meet the Afghan Republic’s peace talks team and the Taliban’s team.
“It is imperative the parties build on the current momentum and accelerate their work to reach agreement on a political roadmap and a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire,” the department said in a statement.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Twitter that in the meeting, “they welcomed recent progress in Afghanistan peace negotiations and emphasized the importance of sustaining regional and international support for the peace process.”