Senior Pakistani delegation in Kabul for inaugural APAPPS meet

Pakistan’s 28 member delegation led by Pakistan foreign Secretary arrived in Kabul on Monday for the inaugural session of Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS). (Photo courtesy: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Updated 23 July 2018
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Senior Pakistani delegation in Kabul for inaugural APAPPS meet

  • The Afghan delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai
  • The presence in Kabul of the Pakistani delegation, just days before the country’s general election, “shows our commitment to APAPPS,” said the ministry’s spokesman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Foreign Minister Tehmina Janjua headed a high-level, 28-member delegation to Kabul on Sunday for the inaugural session of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), the Foreign Ministry said. 
The Afghan delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai. The presence in Kabul of the Pakistani delegation, just days before the country’s general election, “shows our commitment to APAPPS,” said the ministry’s spokesman.
Representatives of the two countries held in-depth talks on counterterrorism, security, trade, reconciliation, connectivity, Afghan refugees’ repatriation and people-to-people contact.
Last month, senior State Department official Alice Wells said the US government fully supports APAPPS.
During a visit to Kabul last month, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed hope that APAPPS will foster greater bilateral cooperation and coordination.