INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan : s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with the Acting Foreign
Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
According to a statement issued by Pakistan : s foreign ministry on Tuesday, both leaders
expressed satisfaction with the pace of progress made by the two sides in bilateral relations since Ishaq Dar : s visit to Afghanistan last
month.
The focus has been on trade, connectivity, economic cooperation, people-to-people contacts, and reactivating political consultative
mechanisms.
The two sides also agreed on the importance of maintaining high-level contacts for fostering long-term cooperation to promote
peace and security in the region and beyond.
Ishaq Dar also briefed Muttaqi on recent provocation and illegal and unilateral measures by
India against Pakistan, reiterating Pakistan : s commitment to peace and safeguarding Pakistan : s sovereignty.
Muttaqi appreciated Pakistan
: s proactive steps to ease trade and facilitate travel, and extended an invitation to Ishaq Dar to visit Afghanistan again.
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Pakistan : s deputy PM and Afghanistan : s FM catch up in phone call first appeared on TINS News.
