ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday reached Iranian Capital, Tehran, to attend a ministerial meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries scheduled on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by Foreign Office, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is accompanied by a delegation during the two-day official visit to Iran. At his arrival in Tehran, he was received by Pakistan’s envoy in Iran, Rahim Hayat Qureshi, and senior officials of the foreign ministry.
FM Qureshi has been invited by his Iranian counterpart, Dr Hussein Amir Abdollahian. The foreign minister would present Pakistan’s viewpoint at the meeting on the current situation in Afghanistan.
Qureshi will also call on his Iranian counterpart Hussein Amir Abdollahian and other leaders. He will also interact with media representatives and present Pakistan’s views on important regional and global issues.
“Pakistan believes that the neighbours have a direct stake in the peace, stability and prosperity of Afghanistan”, read a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson. It added that it is, therefore, important to remain engaged with a view to evolving a coordinated regional approach.
“Pakistan will continue to support the international community’s efforts to promote the shared objectives of a peaceful, stable, connected and prosperous Afghanistan”, the ministry’s spokesperson said.
At the second meeting of the multilateral forum hosted by Iran, FM Qureshi would advocate Pakistan’s position on Afghanistan following the takeover of Kabul by the Afghan Taliban.
The first moot of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countires was hosted by Pakistan at the start of September this year. The forum comprised China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
