Gilani to discuss Afghan peace in Qatar
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will discuss peace efforts for war-torn Afghanistan with Qatar's leadership during an official visit next week, an official said on Saturday.
"Yes the reconciliation process in Afghanistan would come under discussion during the talks with Qatar's leadership," a senior government official told AFP.
Foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment.
Pakistan's support is therefore seen as key to forging peace in the country.
On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar during a visit to Kabul rejected accusations that her country was secretly supporting Taliban in Afghanistan.
The Taliban also denied plans for peace talks with the Afghan government in Saudi Arabia.
The statements came as a leaked NATO report charged that Pakistan's security services were backing the Taliban militia, who consider victory inevitable once Western combat troops leave in 2014.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012
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