ISLAMABAD: Renewed efforts by Pakistan and the United States to focus on Afghanistan have resulted in a meeting of the Trilateral Core Group, where the three main players will meet on April 23-24 in Brussels.
“Pakistan has consistently endeavoured to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Pakistan remains committed to continue its positive and constructive role towards a durable peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan is convinced that a peaceful, stable, prosperous and united Afghanistan is in the interest of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the region”, said the spokesman at the Foreign Office while announcing the meeting.
Earlier, a key role was played by senior Afghan military officers who flew in to meet with the Pakistani military leadership in General Headquarters, where an exercise in damage control took place. The Afghan visit was important as it came against the backdrop of some very hawkish allegations by President Hamid Karzai against Pakistan. Clearly, Karzai’s government and his military were not on the same page.
