Turkey to host meetings on Pakistan, Afghanistan in coming months
Hurriyet Daily News with wires
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The first meeting, planned for September, will bring together the Friends of Pakistan group, which aims to help
The group includes
In November,
Turkey, a NATO member, has had traditionally close ties with both Afghanistan and Pakistan and has since 2007 hosted three meetings between their presidents in a bid to encourage the two countries to overcome their differences and cooperate against Islamist extremists.
Ozugergin also said
"The embassy’s mission will be to help the political dialogue and cooperation between NATO and
Extremists opposed to
They have also targeted NATO convoys carrying supplies to foreign forces fighting against the Taliban insurgency in
Ozugergin's remarks came as Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan was to proceed to
Davutoglu met high-level Pakistani officials, including Foreign Minister Mehmood Qureshi, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zerdari, during his stay in the country.
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