Guwahati News Desk: Pakistan’s national security adviser, Moeed Yusuf, met with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan, during which the two leaders discussed the urgent need for reduction in violence and a “negotiated” political settlement in Afghanistan.
As per the sources the meeting took place in Washington, on Friday.
This was the second meeting between the two leaders who first met in Geneva in March, 2021.
In an early morning tweet Yusuf stated, “Had a positive follow-up meeting with NSA Jake Sullivan today in Washington.”
In the tweet he mentioned about how they took stock of the progress made since their meeting in Geneva, and also informed about their discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest. He further added that the two sides “agreed to sustain the momentum in Pak-US bilateral cooperation.”
Though Yusuf did not mention Afghanistan among the issues discussed in the meeting, Sullivan devoted half of his tweet to the Afghan issue.
Sullivan tweeted, “I met with Pakistan’s NSA today to consult on regional connectivity and security, and other areas of mutual cooperation. We discussed the urgent need for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan and a negotiated political settlement to the conflict.”
Moreover, since the announcement of the withdrawal of US forces by 31st August, Afghanistan has been witnessing an increase in violence and the efforts to broker a peace settlement between the Afghan government and insurgent Taliban have slowed.
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