ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday on a three-day-long visit to Pakistan, the first tour of an Afghan minister since the Taliban regained power in mid-August.
He is leading a 20-member high-level delegation comprising Minister for Finance Hidayatullah Badri, Minister for Industries and Trade Nooruddin Aziz and other officials.
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Khan, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood and senior officials received the delegation at Nur Khan Airbase.
A report said that the Afghan foreign minister would attend the Troika Plus meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Nov 11).
The visit is taking place as a follow-up to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s visit to Kabul on 21 October 2021.
The exchanges will centre on Pakistan-Afghanistan relations with a particular focus inter aliaon enhanced trade, facilitation of transit trade, cross-border movement, land and aviation links, people-to-people contacts, and regional connectivity, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Tuesday.
In view of the prevalent situation, Pakistan has been urging the international community to urgently provide humanitarian assistance and economic support to alleviate the sufferings of the Afghan people. For its part, Pakistan is extending humanitarian and economic assistance to the brotherly people of Afghanistan.
Pakistan remains committed to supporting a peaceful, stable, sovereign, prosperous and connected Afghanistan.
