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Usman

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7
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2017-09-25
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2018-12-17
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un-security-council

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  1. “We have hosted over 3 million Afghan refugees and are not shying away from what we consider to be our responsibility until their safe, orderly and voluntary return to their homeland. Peace in Afghanistan is difficult but achievable. It is up to the Afghan parties to acknowledge that unconditional dialogue is the only path to peace. There is no alternative. They are the ones that need to make the tough but necessary compromises to get there.”

    2018-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8426 (2018) · source

  2. “Pakistan is the largest market for Afghan products, accounting for over 60 per cent of its total exports. The waiver of regulatory duties last year resulted in a 29 per cent increase in Afghanistan's overall exports to Pakistan. We have actively supported the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project, which will not only address energy needs of the region but also generate significant economic activity in Afghanistan. Over 50,000 Afghans have studied in Pakistani educational institutions and are now working in Afghanistan's public and private sectors, fulfilling their own dreams and the needs of their country. We have announced 4,000 fresh scholarships for Afghan students in Pakistani universities and professional colleges.”

    2018-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8426 (2018) · source

  3. “Pakistan envisages a future of close economic cooperation in our region, helping Kabul realize its ambition of becoming a regional hub for trade and energy. To this end, during the second round of the trilateral dialogue among the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan last weekend, our countries agreed to support reconciliation, development and connectivity, security and counter-terrorism as the three areas of trilateral cooperation. At the bilateral level, to support Afghanistan's economy and development, my country has taken tangible steps over the years. Pakistan and Afghanistan are working to improve bilateral relations through the recently agreed Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity. Pakistan continues to facilitate transit of Afghan goods without any quantitative restrictions.”

    2018-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8426 (2018) · source

  4. “These meetings, and the recently held Moscow-format dialogue, represent promising openings. Pakistan also welcomes the most recent round of talks between the United States Special Envoy and the Taliban in Abu Dhabi earlier today. We hope that the dialogue leads to a sustainable peace process in which all parties show flexibility to make progress on a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan. Other than the people of Afghanistan, Pakistan has the most to gain from the restoration of peace and stability in our neighbouring country. The Government of Pakistan, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, is committed to extending all possible support to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.”

    2018-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8426 (2018) · source

  5. “While the international community is committed to bringing the conflict in Afghanistan to a negotiated end, we finally see efforts to actually achieve this goal. The hope for a negotiated settlement was kindled by the observance ofa ceasefire by all parties earlier this year. This was welcomed by the Afghans themselves, as well as their regional and international partners. This could prove to be a watershed moment in the long history of violence in the country. The ceasefire achieved what military surges of the past could not - peace, albeit transitory. What Afghanistan now needs is for all parties to the conflict to commence negotiations for a sustainable solution. In this regard, we welcome the announcement of a negotiating team by President Ashraf Ghani, as well as direct negotiations between the United States and the Taliban.”

    2018-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8426 (2018) · source

  6. “Millions of Afghans continue to suffer from prolonged conflict in their country. Instability caused by the vicious cycle of foreign military intervention and civil war has engulfed the whole region and impeded peace, development and progress. Unfortunately, over the past year, we have not seen any sign of reduction in violence in Afghanistan. If anything, it has intensified. Thousands of Afghans have lost their lives owing to insurgent attacks, large-scale terrorist bombings and intensified air campaigns. We share the Secretary-General's concern about the worsening impact of the conflict on the population, as the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan continues to record a high number of civilian deaths.”

    2018-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8426 (2018) · source

  7. “We regret that the Afghan Permanent Representative has yet again chosen to criticize Pakistan for its internal problems. We reject such insinuations. Pakistan will not assume the role of scapegoat for the failures of other countries. We call upon the Afghan Government to work with the Government of Pakistan in the same spirit of the recent meeting held for our two Foreign Ministers in order to address security and economic challenges in a mutually beneficial manner. The meeting rose at 6pm.”

    2017-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8055 (2017) · source