ISLAMABAD, June 8 (NNN-APP) – U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, met Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Qamar Javed Bajwa, and discussed the peace process in Afghanistan, the Pakistani military said, Sunday night.
An army statement said, the U.S. envoy and the Pakistani army chief discussed overall regional security situation, including the Afghan refugee issue, Afghan reconciliation process and Pak-Afghan border management.
“Both shared steps taken in this regard and agreed to continue working towards mutually agreed goals,” the statement from the army’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, said.
It is the second visit by Khalilzad to Pakistan in a month, as part of his mission to press for the start of the intra-Afghan dialogue. He last visited Pakistan on May 8 and held talks with Bajwa on the peace efforts in Afghanistan.– NNN-APP
