FM Qureshi meets Afghan President in Kabul

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday arrived in Kabul  on his first visit abroad.

Qureshi led a delegation  to hold talks with Afghan officials  in a frist bilateral dialogue  since December 2015.

According to Geo News correspondent, Shah Mehmood Qureshi held one one one  meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace.

Ashraf Ghani congratulated  Shah Mehmood Qureshi over  his party's victory in the election.

The delegation level meeting was also held   between the two sides that discussed bilateral trade, peace in  Afghanistan and  issue of  closure of Pakistani consulate in Afghan city of Jalalabad , the TV channel reported. 

Earlier in the day, Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said in a statement that the foreign minister's  visit underlies the importance government attaches to work closely with Afghanistan for regional peace and stability.

He said the the successful outcome to the visit will lead future efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation under bilateral frameworks of cooperation including APAPPS (Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity), APTTCA (Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority and JEC (Joint Economic Commission)