Nov 28 , 2015
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ANP leaders convince Ghani to meet Nawaz
PM, Afghan president may meet in ParisKABUL - Pakistani Pakhtun leaders’ visit to Kabul is aimed at persuading Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to accept Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s invitation for a meeting, an official revealed on Saturday.
Some months back, relations between Kabul and Islamabad started deteriorating and face-to-face peace talks between the Ghani administration and Taliban were suspended after a series of suicide attacks in Kabul. Contacts between the neighbouring countries also came to an end.
The Heart-of-Asia is scheduled to be held in Islamabad next week. If the important event is not attended by Afghanistan, Pakistan’s reputation could be battered.
The official said that Prime Minister Nawaz was trying to meet Afghan president during an upcoming international conference in Paris.
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference is scheduled to be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11. The moot will be attended by leaders from several countries around the world including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Pakhtun Leaders visiting Kabul including Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan, ANP central leader Afrasiab Khattak and some other people. They met Afghan president, his predecessor Hamid Karzai and some other officials and participated in a reference in the memory of veteran Pashtun nationalist leader Afzal Khan Lala.
They met Prime Minister Nawaz before they arrived in Kabul.
The official revealed that Ghani had accepted the invitation to meet Nawaz. It was not unclear when and where the two leaders would meet, but there were indications the talks may happen in Paris.
Nawaz is believed to have urged British Prime Minister David Cameron to convince Afghan President Ghani to meet him, but the Afghan leader had rejected the suggestion. Consequently, Pakistan has sent the Pakhtun leaders to Kabul to reconcile Ghani.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk