ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is in Saudi Arabia on a Middle East peace mission, called on his counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday and cautioned that the tensions between Iran and United States could hit the already fragile reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
In December 2018, Pakistan brokered rare direct talks between Washington and the Afghan Taliban, paving the way for a negotiated settlement of the decades-old conflict. The process, however, is still awaiting a breakthrough, as the Taliban have turned down repeated calls for inclusion of the Kabul government in the talks. FM Qureshi arrived in Riyadh earlier in the day after completing his visit to Iran, as part of Pakistan’s efforts to help defuse tensions following the assassination of top Iranian commander in US drone strike in Baghdad and, subsequent missiles attack on US bases in Iraq. – Agencies
