Islamabad (UNA-OIC) – Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said to avert economic collapse and civil war in Afghanistan, it was crucial for the international community to ‘avoid repeating mistakes of the past’ and pursue a positive engagement.
Addressing at the opening session of the 9th meeting of Troika Plus, the foreign minister said the engagement with Afghanistan was important as nobody wished to see a relapse into civil war and an economic collapse to spur instability.
“Everyone wants terrorist elements operating inside Afghanistan to be tackled effectively and we all want to prevent a new refugee crisis,” Qureshi said.
The meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was attended by Special Representatives of China, Pakistan, Russia and the United States.
Foreign Minister Qureshi said the Troika Plus meeting reflected the common desire to see a “peaceful, stable, unified, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan”.
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Addressing at the opening session of the 9th meeting of Troika Plus, the foreign minister said the engagement with Afghanistan was important as nobody wished to see a relapse into civil war and an economic collapse to spur instability.
“Everyone wants terrorist elements operating inside Afghanistan to be tackled effectively and we all want to prevent a new refugee crisis,” Qureshi said.
The meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was attended by Special Representatives of China, Pakistan, Russia and the United States.
Foreign Minister Qureshi said the Troika Plus meeting reflected the common desire to see a “peaceful, stable, unified, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan”.
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