Kabul: A Pakistani delegation led by National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf arrived in Kabul on Saturday to discuss matters of mutual interest with the Afghan government.
According to the Pakistani Embassy in Afghanistan, Afghanistan's Minister of Commerce and Industry Nuruddin Azizi received the NSA along with his delegation at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul.
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmed Khan tweeted that the NSA "had a fruitful meeting with the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Amir Khan Muttaki, to begin the journey".
Our NSA Moeed Yusuf is in Kabul with an interministerial delegation. Had a productive meeting with Acting FM Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi to kick off the visit. Will have multiple official meetings to strengthen humanitarian & econ engagement @ForeignOfficePk pic.twitter.com/J5mcOPm1xR
— Mansoor Ahmad Khan (@ambmansoorkhan) January 29, 2022
"[NSA] will hold several official meetings to strengthen humanitarian and [economic] engagement," he said.
NSA Yusuf met Afghan Acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdus Salam Hanafi to discuss "strengthening Pakistan-Afghanistan fraternal ties to promote trade, transit, connectivity" between the two countries. The Afghan Deputy Prime Minister also hosted lunch for the Pakistani delegation.