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Pakistan to take steps to implement Pak-Afghan Peace Jirga decisions: Musharraf |
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08:09, August 22, 2007 |
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday said Pakistan would take all possible follow-up steps to implement the decisions taken at the Pak-Afghan Joint Peace Jirga.
Musharraf made the remarks while chairing a high-level meeting here at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
He expressed his satisfaction on the holding of the peace jirga and hoped that the involvement of tribal and religious leaders from both sides of the Pak-Afghan border would help promote peace and security and check illegal border crossings.
He said Pakistan firmly believed in a strong, stable and prosperous Afghanistan which was not only in the interest of Afghan people but also in the interest of Pakistan and the entire region.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz gave an overview on Pak-Afghan economic cooperation and assistance being extended by Pakistan in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Some senior officials also attended the meeting.
Following an agreement reached by Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a meeting hosted by U.S. President George W Bush at the White House in September 2006, Pakistan and Afghanistan held a joint peace jirga, attended by around 650 tribal elders and officials from both countries, in the Afghan capital Kabul on Aug. 9
The jirga decided in its declaration that a committee with 25 members from each side would be formed to approach and talk to their opposing forces.
Source: Xinhua
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