Wednesday October 23, 2013
Kabul (BNA) Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif during his meeting with the US Secretary of State, John Kerry vowed his country would do everything it could for restoration of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
On the external front, he said, his government was determined to pursue regional peace and security, as its top most priority.
“We seek good neighborly relations with India, Afghanistan and the rest of the countries in the region. “This is why I have reached out to the Indian prime minister and sought to pursue peace and full normalization of relations with our eastern neighbor,” he said.
He had also assured Afghan President Karzai that Pakistan would do all it could to support the realization of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
“With the United States, Pakistan wants good relations that can benefit the peoples of both countries,” he said.
“It is true that there have been difficulties in the recent past. However, the important thing is that both sides have remained fully engaged, even in that difficult phase. Happily, we have been able to put the relationship back on a stable and upward trajectory.”
