KABUL (National Times) – Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar held political consultations with Foreign Minister of Interim Afghan Government, Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Tuesday.
A range of bilateral issuesof common interest were discussed, including cooperation in education, health, trade, investment, regional connectivity, people-to-people contacts, and socio-economic projects.
Khar says Pakistan to import products made by Afghan women entrepreneurs
Hina Rabbani Khar announced that Pakistan would give special preference to the import of products from the businesses run by the women of Afghanistan.
The State Minister expressed these views at a luncheon meeting hosted in her honour by Afghanistan’s Women Chamber of Commerce in Kabul.
Khar underlined the important role of women in society and expressed Pakistan’s keen interest in strengthening linkages between the women entrepreneurs of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Earlier, a high-powered delegation led by Minister for State for Foreign Affair Hina Rabbani Khar landed in Kabul for a one-day visit on Tuesday.
The state minister, whom delegation also includes Special Assistant for Prime Minister for Afghanistan Sadiq Khan, will hold political dialogue with the Taliban-led Afghan interim government.
“Bilateral relations, including cooperation in the areas of education, trade and investment, regional connectivity, people-to-people contacts and matters related to regional security will be discussed,” the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press release.
Hina Rabbani Khar will also reaffirm Pakistan’s continued commitment and support for all efforts aimed at strengthening peace and enhancing prosperity in Afghanistan.
“As a friend and neighbour of Afghanistan, Pakistan will reaffirm its abiding solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, in particular through its efforts to ease the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and to create real opportunities for economic prosperity of Afghan men, women and children,” it was further added.
Ms Khar is the first world female leader who will be visiting Afghanistan. Earlier she visited Afghanistan as the state minister in 2022.
