Road maps of Peace Talk’s process with Taliban developed: MoFA

Officials in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Four Nations quadrilateral session of peace talks which was held in Kabul have stated that we will push the efforts honestly for ensuring peace on behalf of Afghan Nation.

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has said,” We have achieved tangible achievement within our working scope, approving of responsibility chart for quartet coordination working group, road maps and also some agreement has been made on direct talks in between Afghanistan’s representatives and Taliban envoys.”

All parties have welcomed the decision made by Afghanistan and Pakistan to constitute a bilateral joint working group to work with the honorable Ulema of Afghanistan and Pakistan for their support to the Afghan led and Afghan owned peace and reconciliation process, including through Fatwas against the ongoing senseless violence.

Afghanistan Government is expecting Pakistan supports in Four Nations session on discussing direct talks with Taliban.

The group reviewed progress in the implementation of the Road map for the Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process. Towards this end and also in line with the desire and support of the QCG member countries for lasting peace in Afghanistan, the QCG endorsed and expressed strong support for the upcoming direct talks between the Government of Afghanistan and authorized representatives of the Taliban and other groups.

One more reality that needs to be addressed is that Terrorism doesn’t only belong to Afghanistan, it has regional and even global ties where joint cooperation can remove Terrorism from the region, saying it threatens the regional countries and the world beyond Afghanistan-Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani urged.

The Four Nations member states invited all Taliban and other groups to participate through their authorized representatives in the first round of direct peace talks with the Afghan government expected to take place by the first week of March 2016. Pakistan has graciously offered to host this round of talks in Islamabad.

They have also agreed to hold the next quadrilateral coordination group meeting in Islamabad immediately after the first direct peace talks.

Reported by Ali Asghari