Dar, Muttaqi agree to foster fraternal ties
- Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Afghanistan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi agree to continue working together in building on fraternal bilateral relations
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Afghanistan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday agreed to continue working together in building on fraternal bilateral relations.
“Expanding cooperation in connectivity, trade, security, counter terrorism and people to people contacts is a top priority for Pakistan,” the foreign minister posted on X, after he received a congratulatory call from Afghan minister.
Delighted to receive congratulatory phone call from Afghanistan’s Interim FM Amir Khan Muttaqi. Agreed to continue working together in building on fraternal bilateral relations. Expanding cooperation in connectivity, trade, security, counter terrorism and people to people, he wrote.
Meanwhile, a statement by the deputy spokesperson at the Afghan foreign ministry, Hafiz Zia Ahmad, said FM Amir Muttaqi hoped that Dar’s assumption of office would have a “positive and constructive role in strengthening the relations”.
The statement said that both sides emphasised bringing facilities for passengers, patients and commercial traffic on the Durand Line and eliminating existing problems.
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