Taliban's* Foreign Minister Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Friday called for improved bilateral ties with Pakistan, amid friction between the two close allies over the issue of cross-border terrorism.
According to a statement released by the Taliban's Foreign Ministry, Pakistan's envoy to Pakistan Obaid Ur Rehman Nizamani met Muttaqi in Kabul where the two held discussions on having positive engagements between the two neighboring nations.
"The meeting underlined political and economic spectrums of the two countries. At the outset, FM Muttaqi said that regional countries are predominantly moving forward towards positive engagement with Afghanistan, acknowledging the stability of Afghanistan that it can play a positive role for the regional initiatives and all-round development," the statement from the ministry noted.
Interestingly, the meeting between Nizamani and Muttaqi came only days after Shehbaz Sharif took over as the newest Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Earlier this month, Sharif returned at the helm of affairs in Pakistan after his political outfit Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) joined hands to form a coalition government with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
*under UN sanctions