To counter terrorism, 2 nations have decided to look past their differences and blame games and come together at the inaugural meeting of the APAPPS.
On Sunday, the inaugural session of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) was held in Kabul. During the meeting, Pakistan & Afghanistan have decided to counter terrorism together.
Pakistan’s 28-member delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua.
The delegation included representatives of foreign and interior ministries, commerce, Federal Board of Revenue, railway, communications, intelligence agencies and Pakistan Armed Forces among other ambassadors.
Afghan deputy foreign ministry Hekmat Khalil Karzai led the Afghanistan delegation.
The action plan provides the forum to the neighboring countries to hold a dialogue on an institutional level, the foreign office said, adding that five working groups have been formed under the APAPPS.
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The representatives of the two countries held an in-depth discussion on ways to counterterrorism during the meeting.
Other issues such as regional security and the return of Afghan refugees was also discussed.
According to Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr. Mohammad Faisal, the foreign secretary, in her opening remarks to the media, said that their presence in Kabul today with just two days in Pakistan’s general elections “shows our commitment to APAPPS”.
WHAT IS APAPPS?
The APAPPS is a bilateral framework aimed at improving cooperation and coordination between the two neighbours and reducing hostility by employing working groups on both sides.
Last month, senior US State Department official Ambassador Alice Wells said in the US House Foreign Affairs Committee that the US government has given its full support to APAPPS.
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