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Regional efforts required to eradicate terrorism: Wajid

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Talking to BBC TV, he said that Afghan President's visit to India was a bilateral visit and Pakistan has no reservations about it.

Replying to a question, Wajid said Pakistan's position in Afghanistan was totally different from that of India's.

He said Pakistan and Afghanistan were fighting a war against terror and believed that all regional countries have to join hands with Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight terrorism.

Afghanistan and Pakistan have close cooperation in this regard and there was a agreement for cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan in this regard, he added.

He said, Afghan Foreign Minister also agreed that any peaceful settlement in Afghanistan will have to be Afghan-led and supported by Pakistan if it needs any results.

To another question, he said that Afghans also realize that peace that has to be achieved would come through Afghan efforts and also supported by Pakistan.

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