Zubair Qureshi
Ambassador of Japan Matsuda Kuninori has welcomed the signing of peace agreement between the U.S. Government and the Afghan Taliban including the planned U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In a statement the Japan envoy said commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations on February 29 in Doha led to very positive developments in the Afghan peace process.
The statement says the Ambassador highly appreciates an important and constructive role of Pakistan in facilitating the peace process.
“He reaffirms that the Government of Japan strongly hopes that the forthcoming negotiations will make a steady and constructive progress in order to realize an Afghan-led durable and comprehensive peace” it says.
He reiterated that Government of Japan will continue to actively contribute to the peace and stability of Afghanistan in collaboration with international community and look forward to working closely with Pakis-tan.