General Qamar Bajwa meets ambassadors, says peace in Afghanistan means peace in Pakistan

His words came at a meeting with Germany's Ambassador Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck, Italy's Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, Netherlands' Ambassador Willem Wouter Plomp, and France's acting Ambassador Yves Manville who called on the COAS at the General Headquarters, says the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)'s release.  

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security, including the latest situation in Afghanistan, and bilateral cooperation with the European Union (EU) were discussed. 

The Army chief stressed that peace in Afghanistan meant peace for Pakistan. 

He added that "Pakistan has no favourites in the ongoing conflict and Pakistan's sole desire is to help achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan". 

General Bajwa was of the view that Pakistan values its relationship with the EU countries and earnestly looks forward to enhancing mutually beneficial, multi-domain relations based on common interests.

The ambassadors lauded Pakistan's role in maintaining regional stability of the region and also promised to play their part for further cooperation with Pakistan, the ISPR release further said.