{"id":1178,"date":"2018-12-09T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T05:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2018-12-09T10:00:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T05:30:46","slug":"us-asks-pakistan-fm-to-visit-afghanistan-over-peace-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/us-asks-pakistan-fm-to-visit-afghanistan-over-peace-process\/","title":{"rendered":"US Asks Pakistan FM To Visit Afghanistan Over Peace Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister will visit Kabul on Dec 15 to hold talks with Afghan leadership on US request.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ariana News Agency-<\/em><\/strong> Addressing a ceremony in Multan, Qureshi said it was the robustness of Pakistan&#8217;s foreign policy that the US requested for assistance in Afghan issue, Radio Pakistan reported.<\/p>\n<p>He said Pakistan was committed to an \u201cAfghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Qureshi said that that Pakistan&#8217;s foreign policy was moving on a positive trajectory based on national interest and self-reliance.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Qureshi had reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s support for the Afghan peace process in his meeting with US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad. The US special envoy tasked with finding a negotiated end to Afghanistan&#8217;s 17-year old war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan will continue to cooperate with sincerity for a political settlement in Afghanistan. Long-lasting peace in Afghanistan is in Pakistan\u2019s best interest,\u201d Qureshi tweeted after his meeting with the visiting US special envoy.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an interview with The Washington Post, expressed his desire to have &#8220;a proper relationship with the US&#8221; akin to Islamabad&#8217;s ties with China rather than the one &#8220;where Pakistan is treated like a hired gun&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Zalmay Khalilzad is in his multi-nation tour for Afghan peace. He met with Afghan government leaders in Kabul last week on Wednesday. He also visited Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US Department of State, Khalilzad\u2019s trip includes Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. 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