Islamabad:
Pakistan and Afghanistan have officially raised their diplomatic commitment to the ambassador, a decision that marks an important step in standardization of bilateral relations in the midst of current regional tensions.
The two parties decided to modernize their diplomatic relationship in May when the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed his Pakistani and Afghan counterparts to negotiate an agreement.
Friday, the spokesperson for Foreign Office, Shafqat Ali Khan, said that the affairs of the (CDA) in the two capitals had been improved to the rank of ambassador by the mutual agreement.
“Bilateral relations between the two countries are now at the embassy level. And this process, in our opinion, is over,” he said at his weekly conference.
He added that the Afghan envoy of Islamabad now benefits from a protocol reserved for a full -time ambassador, and “no other action is required” in this regard.
Normally, the ambassadors present their diplomas to the president as part of the protocol, but in the case of the Afghan ambassador, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that no formality of this type was necessary.
Although Pakistan has decided to upgrade their links, there is not yet a plan to officially recognize the Taliban government. Currently, Russia is the only country that has recognized the Taliban government.
While the two parties formally improved their ties, the Taliban Minister of Energy allegedly allegedly alleged that Pakistan never wanted to see a “strong and stable Afghan central government”.
But the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected these concerns as unfounded. Answering a question about the recent minister’s remarks, Shafqat said: “The declaration completely denies common sense, history and facts.” He reiterated Islamabad’s opinion that no country is more interested in peaceful and stable Afghanistan than Pakistan.
On persistent security problems along the western border, especially in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balutchistan, Khan reiterated the position of Pakistan that the question of cross-border terrorism remains a central concern in its talks with the Afghan authorities.
“We have repeatedly stressed that the question of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan is a centerpiece of our conversations with the Afghan government. We drew their attention to the fact that the terrorists enjoy sanctuaries in Afghanistan,” he said.
He also underlined Islamabad’s concerns about Indian participation to destabilize activities in Pakistan. “We have proofs of the involvement of India in the flood of terrorism in Pakistan, we shared them with our sympathetic countries and will continue to emphasize,” he added.
On the possibility of the visit of the Afghan AFROMAN Minister, the spokesman said that no date had yet been finalized. “If a visit is finalized, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes an announcement. The two parties still work. I will repeat that as soon as the dates are finalized, we will officially announce.”
Earlier, the acting Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, was to go to Pakistan during a three -day visit on August 4, but the visit was postponed at the last minute due to a “technical problem”.
