ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (NNI): Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will lead Pakistani delegation in the 4th meeting of the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Thursday.
On the sidelines, the Minister of State will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of other participating delegations, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in a statement Wednesday.
The Foreign Office Spokesperson said the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan mechanism was established in 2021 on Pakistan’s initiative with a view to evolving a regional approach on the situation in Afghanistan.
She said the mechanism will contribute towards forging a consensus amongst the neighboring countries, which are the most direct stakeholders of the situation in Afghanistan.
The FO Spokesperson said Pakistan will continue to support all efforts to advance the shared objectives of a peaceful, stable, sovereign, prosperous and connected Afghanistan.
Pakistan hosted the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Neighbouring Countries on September 8, 2021, and participated in the second meeting held in Tehran, Iran in November 2021, and the third meeting held in Tunxi, China in March 2022.
The mechanism will contribute towards forging a consensus among the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan, who are the most direct stakeholders of the situation in the war-torn country. NNI
