Nawaz invites Ghani to attend ‘Heart of Asia’

PARIS - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and British Prime Minister David Cameroon held a trilateral meeting here on Monday on the sidelines of the UN Summit on Climate Change here in Paris.

During the course of warm and cordial exchanges, Prime Minister Nawaz stressed the need for all parties to remain committed to the promotion of peace and stability in Afghanistan, notwithstanding the obstacles and impediments in the pursuit of this objective.

The prime minister assured the leaders of the two countries his government’s strong resolve and commitment to ensure that the Pakistani soil was not used for terrorism anywhere. He also apprised the two leaders of the achievements during last one and half year in the operation “Zarb-e-Azb”, launched against terrorists, without any distinction.

The prime minister also told the Afghan President that a warm welcome awaited him in Islamabad at the Heart of Asia meeting.