Iran Press/ Asia: Responding to a question during his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said efforts need to be made to find an inclusive, broad-based, and comprehensive political settlement as there is no military solution to the Afghan conflict.
The spokesperson said India has always played the role of spoiler in the Afghan peace process.
He said Pakistan and China are committed to facilitate and support the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process.
Chaudhri said, "Pakistan believes in maintaining close, cooperative, and brotherly relations with Afghanistan and there is no plan to downgrade our diplomatic ties with Kabul."
He said negative statements by some elements, who do not truly represent the people of Afghanistan, cannot be allowed to adversely impact the important relationship, particularly at this juncture of the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan.
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