Pakistan’s and the US’s national security advisers met in Washington on Thursday to discuss the “urgent need for a decrease in bloodshed and a negotiated political settlement in Afghanistan.”
NSA Moeed Yusuf and his American counterpart Jake Sullivan did not disclose their meeting until Thursday evening, when they sent short tweets indicating that they discussed other matters of common interest.
The two officials met for the second time after meeting in Geneva in March.
Pakistan’s and the US’s national security advisers met in Washington on Thursday to discuss the “urgent need for a decrease in bloodshed and a negotiated political settlement in Afghanistan.”
NSA Moeed Yusuf and his American counterpart Jake Sullivan did not disclose their meeting until Thursday evening, when they sent short tweets indicating that they discussed other matters of common interest.
The two officials met for the second time after meeting in Geneva in March.
Yusuf tweeted, “Had a great follow-up meeting with NSA Jake Sullivan today in Washington.” “Reviewed progress since our Geneva summit and addressed bilateral, regional, and global topics of mutual concern.”
Yusuf further stated that the two countries “decided to maintain the momentum in bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and the United States.”
Sullivan focused half of his tweet on the Afghan issue, while not mentioning Afghanistan among the topics covered in the meeting.
He stated, “Today, I met with Pakistan’s NSA to confer on regional connectivity and security, as well as other areas of mutual collaboration.”
“We talked about how essential it is in Afghanistan to reduce bloodshed and reach a negotiated political settlement.”
Since the Biden administration assumed office, the icebreaker in Geneva was the first high-level physical encounter between the two countries.
Before the Geneva conference, US State Secretary Antony Blinken talked with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa twice. General Bajwa has also been in contact with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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