Peace and stability in Afghanistan is essential: Erdogan

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday highlighted the importance of peace and stability in Afghanistan, saying it is essential in
terms of threats and risks.&Peace and stability in Afghanistan is essential in terms of common threats and risks, beyond our humanitarian
duty for our Afghan brothers,& Erdogan said in a joint press conference with Pakistan&s prime minister in Ankara.Erdogan said Turkey and
Pakistan will continue to work together to &eliminate the effects of the humanitarian crisis faced by the Afghan people.&The Turkish leader
also commented on the situation in Afghanistan as he said establishing &peace and stability in Afghanistan is essential in terms of common
threats and risks, beyond our humanitarian duty for our Afghan brothers.&He said they will continue to work together to &eliminate the
effects of the humanitarian crisis faced by the Afghan people.&Erdogan also pointed to the solidarity and mutual cooperation between Turkey
and Pakistan and reiterated Ankara&s support for Islamabad&s counter-terrorism efforts.&We have always seen Pakistan&s pain as our pain, its
joy as our joy and its success as our success,& he said.For his part, Pakistani PM Shahbaz Sharif proposed extending the China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC), inviting Turkey to join the multi-billion-dollar project.&China and Pakistan are great friends and we are
experiencing and enjoying the benefits of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor under the Belt and Road Initiative of (Chinese) President Xi
(Jinping)
I would suggest let this be a cooperation between China, Pakistan, and Türkiye,& Sharif said, calling it a &wonderful joint
cooperation.&Sharif also said such cooperation among the three nations &will bring prosperity and progress in this entire region.&&This will
help the alleviation of poverty and unemployment
This will promote education and this is how we can really meet the challenges of today,& the Pakistani prime minister said.Sharif said he
will be &very happy& to talk to his &Chinese friends.&&If we can move in this direction, I think, this would be a wonderful opportunity to
really capitalise& he added.The post Peace and stability in Afghanistan is essential: Erdogan first appeared on Ariana News.