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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Karzai urges Pakistan to reconsider Bonn boycottKABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai telephoned Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday to urge him to reconsider a boycott of the Bonn conference, officials in both countries said. Karzai’s deputy spokesman Siamak Herawi said that Pakistan was an important participant in the conference and expressed hope that they would ultimately attend. “President Karzai called Prime Minister Gilani and officially asked the Pakistan government to participate in the conference,” said Herawi. Gilani’s office issued a statement confirming the Karzai’s move, but gave no hint of an official rethink. Gilani said that Pakistan had been extending complete cooperation for peace and stability in Afghanistan,” said the statement. “However, he further added that how could a country whose own sovereignty and territorial integrity was violated from Afghan soil play such a constructive role?” afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk