Central Asia Ambassador Alice Wells arrived today

Earlier, both countries had agreed that the Afghan Taliban should engage in dialogue to reach a political settlement. It’s no secret that Washington wants Pakistan’s help in bringing the Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table so that a way could be found where the US troops could withdraw with no threats to the government of President Ashraf Ghani.

At the conclusion of Pompeo’s meeting in Islamabad, the State Department had highlighted the importance of US-Pakistan relationship and underscored areas of shared interest such as the expansion of two-way trade and commercial ties.

In this respect, Pakistan has released a high-profile Afghan Taliban and former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Washington’s request. Qureshi and Pompeo had first met in Islamabad and the meeting was encouraging enough to be followed up in Washington when Pakistan’s foreign minister attended the UNGA.

S Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Ambassador Alice Wells arrived today for another round of talks with senior Pakistani officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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