Kabul upbeat about solving issues with Pakistan: Abdullah

KABUL: The Afghan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday that Afghanistan expects that all agreements and issues discussed during Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s recent trip to Kabul are implemented.

President Ashraf Ghani and Abbasi held talks in Kabul last week where they agreed to seven key principles to finalize Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS). Addressing the Council of Ministers meeting in Kabul on Monday, Abdullah said prime ministers from Pakistan and Turkey visited Kabul in the past week to discuss issues around bilateral relations.

The CEO said talks were held with Abbasi as “We are interested in solving the problems.” He said he hopes Pakistan will work on resolving the challenges and responding to the good intentions of Afghanistan, saying that the leadership of the National Unity government is optimistic about the situation.

An agreement has beensigned between the president and the prime minister of Pakistan on seven principles. But that does not mean that both parties are in the same situation. “We are completely in a different situation. The source of our problems is clear. Anyway, the basis of this agreement may have been our optimistic spirit. The stance of the National Unity government is about the right to the peace process. At the same time, its the duty of all of us to defend the people, the land and the safety of the country.”