Khalilzad in Kabul to Brief President Ghani on Peace Talks
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul late Saturday and met with president Ghani, CE Abdullah and other government officials, Arg said in a statement.
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul late Saturday and met with president Ghani, CE Abdullah and other government officials, Arg said in a statement.
US special representative on Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad briefed president Ghani the details of talks on the peace process after visiting London as well as attending US, China, and Russia trilateral talks on Afghan peace in Moscow.
“Ambassador Khalilzad briefed President Ghani and other Afghan government officials on what he will be pursuing in his forthcoming visits and endeavors in regards to Afghanistan reconciliation,” Arg said in a statement.
“Both sides insisted on reviving the intra-Afghan dialogue, and considered it a prelude to starting direct negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban,” the statement read.
Mr Khalilzad comes to Kabul after visiting Moscow, where he discussed international consensus on peace in Afghanistan.
“Our agreement with China and Russia along with Europeans means we have emerging international consensus on US approach to end the war and assurances terrorism never again emanates from Afghanistan,” he twitted after the meeting.
