RAWALPINDI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed issues of the region’s overall security situation particularly the Afghan peace process.
According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the matters of the Afghan peace process and both countries’ role in its progress were also discussed. Commander Resolute Force in Afghanistan General Austin Miller was also present during the meeting.
Zalmay Khalilzad commended Pakistan’s efforts for peace in the region. The army chief, during the meeting, reaffirmed their support for U.S. efforts and renewed their commitment to act to advance a political settlement to the conflict.
Earlier, Khalilzad called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and praised Pakistan’s role in supporting the Afghan peace process.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), COAS Bajwa and US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed Afghan Reconciliation Process among other matters at the GHQ.
The ISPR said, “Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad earlier today and is being accompanied by a three-member delegation of senior US officials.” A delegation headed by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad called on COAS at the General Headquarters, ISPR said in a statement.
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq was also present during the meeting. Matters of mutual interest, regional security, and the ongoing Afghan Reconciliation Process were discussed during the meeting, it added.
“The visiting dignitary greatly appreciated Pakistan’s role in the ongoing peace process and said that it could not have succeeded without Pakistan’s sincere and unconditional support,” the statement said.
