Afghan gov't urges Taliban to join peace process
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E-mail Xinhua, January 18, 2016
The second round of the four-nation talks with the participation of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States opened in Kabul on Monday.
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Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2016 shows the scene of a four-nation meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan. The second round of the four-nation talks with the participation of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States opened on Monday. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The talks are aimed at a roadmap for bringing Taliban to negotiating table with the Afghan government and find political solution to lingering crisis in the militancy-plagued country.
"On behalf of the government and the people of Afghanistan, I am inviting the Taliban to join the peace process and let us solve all differences through negotiations," Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani said in his opening remarks.
The first round of the four-nation talks was held in Islamabad last week.
Taliban members who reject the talks and push for war would be isolated, Rabbani warned in his address.
Rabbani also said Afghans are hopeful that participation and involvement of the two major powers, the U.S. and China could take the talks into result-oriented one and eventually led to lasting peace in their war-torn country.
Peace in Afghanistan would benefit Pakistan and the whole region, the Afghan top diplomat said.
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