Kasuri leaves for Kabul today

ISLAMABAD—Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri will embark on a three day visit to Afghanistan from today (Thursday).
Kasuri will visit Afghanistan from December 7 to 9 to give final shape to the proposed peace Jirga (convention) of tribal elders from both sides of the border, aimed at finding a viable solution to militancy in the region, fore, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kasuri will discuss with his Afghan counterpart measures to strengthen bilateral ties and apprise him of Pakistan’s strategy in bringing peace to the tribal areas. He will also meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Sources also told that that he would stress on the Afghan government to sign a peace agreement with Taliban as Pakistan had done in North Waziristan with tribal elders.
Kasuri would also follow up on what transpired during the discussion between Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a tripartite meeting hosted by US President George W Bush at the White House in September, sources told.
According to the proposed plan Pakistan Tribal elders will be invited in Kabul while Afghan Tribal elders will be invited in Pakistan. Both President Musharraf and Hamid Karzai will address the Jirgas. It is also worth mentioning that Afghan Government wanted participation of International observer on occasion of Jirga.—Online