ANKARA: The Afghan and Pakistani leaders are to hold talks in Turkey soon, Turkish Foreign Ministry says The aim of the talks is to improve relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.The spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Selcuk Unal has said the Afghan and Pakistani leaders Hamid Karzai and Asif Ali Zardari are to hold talks in Turkey on December 24, hosted by the Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
According to Turkish newsagency, Turkey is trying to encourage Afghanistan and Pakistan to make joint efforts in the fight against insurgents.The meeting is said to be the fifth of it kind hosted by Turkey to strengthen cooperation among the two countries.Meanwhile, a summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation is to be held on December 23 to boost trade links among Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, according to Unal.
via ONLINE – International News Network.
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