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Friday, July 02, 2010
Gen Kayani denies secret Karzai-Haqqani meeting
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Wednesday denied organising secret meetings in Kabul between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Haqqani network. A media report earlier had claimed that Kayani and the head of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) facilitated a meeting between Karzai and Sirajuddin Haqqani, who heads the Haqqani network. “General Ashfaq Kayani has said that during his last two visits to Kabul, he met President Karzai to discuss issues of mutual interest,” the military said in a statement. It quoted Kayani as saying that on both these occasions, recently-sacked NATO commander General Stanley McChrystal was also present. The statement, however, did not specify when the meetings took place. “This transparent trilateral engagement augurs well for the comfort level of the leadership of all prime stake holders and strengthens the existing relationship,” Kayani said. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk