All stakeholders agree with Pakistan to settle Afghan conflict thru dialogue: FO

Foreign Office spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal has said that all stakeholders now agree with Pakistan’s position that the final settlement of the Afghan conflict can only be achieved through dialogue.

At his weekly media briefing, he said that all stakeholders of the Afghan conflict were now on the same page with regard to finding a political settlement through a dialogue for ending it.
Dr Faisal said there were no preconditions for this cooperation for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
“I want to clarify that when we negotiate there are no pre-set demands. Both sides give their positions and we try to identify converging areas to move forward. This is diplomacy. It remains our desire that matters may be resolved through dialogue rather than resorting to settlement through the gun,” he asserted.
In a major development this week, US President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan seeking Pakistan’s help for starting peace negotiations between Kabul and Afghan Taliban. Pakistan has positively responded to the US request and renewed its commitment to contribute to the process.