Quartet meeting agreed to eliminate irreconcilable groups

The political deputy of foreign ministry says that the participants of the quartet meeting; US, China, Pakistan and Afghanistan reached an agreement to use every facilities to eliminate the irreconcilable groups in the country.

Hekmat Khalil Karzai, political deputy of foreign ministry noted that ending the war and meaningless violence in Afghanistan, brining the opposed Taliban to the negotiation table, targeting those who are opposed to Peace process and the leadership of the Peace Talks process by the Afghan government were the issues that the four countries discussed on.

“A framework will be created between the four countries next week in Kabul and its main issue is emphasizing on taking practical steps for Peace Talks,” said Hekmat Khalil Karzai, political deputy of foreign ministry.

In the meantime, Khalil Karzai stated that no list of Taliban who will attend to Peace Talks process submitted to Afghan government by Pakistan.

“No list of Taliban has been sent to Afghan government by Pakistan and the issue was not disscussed,” added Karzai.

Earlier, sources have said that Pakistan will present a list of Taliban representatives willing to negotiate with Kabul at a four-nation meeting this week aimed at reviving the Afghan peace process.

The announcement led the Taliban to pull out of the talks after just one meeting hosted by Islamabad. A subsequent power struggle within the Taliban has raised questions about who would represent the insurgents if and when the talks with Kabul are restarted.

The Taliban are expected to keep up the fight even if peace talks get off the ground in order to secure territory and improve their leverage in the negotiations.

Pakistani National Security Adviser, Sar Taj Aziz also said that the aim of quartet meeting is peace and stability, economic cooperation combating against terrorism.

“We hope that the four countries remain committed and reach to a positive result,” said Sar Taj Aziz, Pakistani national security adviser.

Pakistan is believed to have influence over the Taliban, but relations with Afghanistan have been tense in recent months.

Monday’s delegations were led by Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aziz Ahmad Chaudhry, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard G. Olson and China’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Ambassador Deng Xijun.

On the other side, The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the positive start made by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) in its work on the Afghan peace and reconciliation process.

The talks in Islamabad, announced in December, come as the Taliban’s insurgency intensifies particularly in the country’s south, testing the capacity of Afghanistan’s overstretched military and placing pressure on Pakistan to rein in its one-time proxies.