Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Kabul (BNA) Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan in his meeting with Besmellah Mohammadi defense Minister of Afghanistan said that ensuring of nationwide peace in Afghanistan guarantees peace and stability in Pakistan.
Afghan defense minister leading a delegation arrived in Pakistan and it is expected that during his stay in Islamabad meet with the Pakistani authorities.
Mohammadi met with Aslif Ali Zardari and at this meeting considered peace and stability in Afghanistan as a guarantee for peace in Pakistan.
Some of the analysts believe that in case the leaders of the region really consider peace and stability in Afghanistan to the interest of stability in Pakistan and in the region they should take practical steps on this direction.
Also the Afghan defense minister met with the Pakistani Chief of Staff of Army Ishfaq Kayani discussing release of the prisoners from the Pakistani prisons and the situation of Afghanistan and the region after 2014.
Both sides considered the Taliban as joint enemy of both countries and to overcome this they emphasized on mutual cooperation.
Ishafaq Kayani expressed his full support to the peace process in Afghanistan and said that Pakistan is supporting a stable Afghanistan.
This is the first visit of Besmellah Mohammadi as minister of defense of Afghanistan to Islamabad.
The visit is taking place at a time that transit problems between the two nations exists and around 6000 containers of Afghan trade goods are stopped at the Karachi port.
The Afghan cabinet assigned the defense minister of Afghanistan currently on his visit to Pakistan to discuss this issue with the Pakistani authorities.
