Afghanistan Acting FM Muttaqi to Lead High-Level Delegation to Pakistan Tomorrow
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi will lead a high-level delegation to the country Friday.
“Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is visiting Pakistan from May 5 to May 8 2023,” the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement.
“He will lead a high-level delegation, which includes Acting Afghan Minister for Commerce and Industry Haji Nooruddin Azizi and senior officials from the Afghan Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Transport and Trade.”
It also said that apart from holding bilateral meetings, the acting Afghan foreign minister will participate in the 5th China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue on May 6.
The focus of the meeting will be strengthening the bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“During the visit, the two sides will review the entire spectrum of bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the political, economic, trade, connectivity, peace and security, and education domains,” the statement read.
“Pakistan is desirous of a peaceful, prosperous, stable and connected Afghanistan and reiterates its commitment to pursue continuous and practical engagement with the interim Afghan government,” the FO added.
In addition, it is believed that, among other issues, the rising security threats posed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan TTP) will also be part of the agenda.
It is also worth mentioning that Afghanistan is strategically located on a trade and transit corridor connecting South and Central Asia. It has untapped mineral riches worth billions of dollars.
In this regard, Afghanistan can play a bridging role in South and Central Asia on the one hand and is significant for China’s giant One Belt One Road project.
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