Ambassador of Qatar H.E. Saqr bin Mubarak Al-Mansouri called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi today. He handed over a special invitation from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, for the signing ceremony of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal in Doha on 29 February 2020. The Ambassador remarked that Qatar looked forward to receive Foreign Minister Qureshi at the signing ceremony.
The Foreign Minister appreciated the invitation and stated that he looked forward to the U.S.-Taliban peace deal signing ceremony. He expressed the hope that the signing will pave the way for the next step of intra-Afghan negotiations, and underlined the importance of the Afghan parties seizing this historic opportunity to work out a comprehensive and inclusive political settlement. The international community’s role will also be crucial for the establishment of sustainable peace in Afghanistan, the Foreign Minister emphasized.