Pakistan supports Afghan led peace process

ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Working Level of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Commission for Peace was held on 29 June 2011 in Kabul at the premises of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Pakistani delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Salman BAshir, while the Afghan side was led by Deputy Foreign Minister, Jawed Ludin.

A joint statement was issued after the meeting which stated that substantive deliberations were held at the meeting in a cordial and constructive manner on a number of relevant aspects relating to the Afghan-led peace and reconciliation efforts with a view to ensuring its success.

The Government of Pakistan reaffirmed its support for the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, and its readiness to encourage and facilitate a process that is all inclusive.

Both sides decided to set up specialized working groups to deliberate in-depth on related aspects and propose concrete steps to move forward in a responsible and sure-footed manner

Both sides agreed that the next meeting of the Commission will be held in Islamabad in August 2011.