ISLAMABAD — As the Afghan officials are expecting to sit-in for the second round of peace talks with the Taliban group in the near future, the Pakistani officials have said Islamabad and Beijing are ready to become guarantors of a possible peace deal.
A senior Pakistani official has said Pakistan has no problem in playing its role beyond that a facilitator if talks makes progress and all sides agree.
“We are ready to go the extra mile. We are even willing to become guarantors for any peace agreement,” the official speaking on the condition fo anonymity told The Express Tribune.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry of China also issued a statement stating Beijing was ready to work with relevant parties and play a constructive role in achieving broad and inclusive peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
The anti-government armed militant groups including Haqqani Network members and Taliban group representatives attended peace talks with the Afghan officials in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan earlier this month.
The meeting was also attended by officials from Pakistan, China and the United States where the Afghan officials and representatives of the Taliban group agreed to hold the next round of talks on reconciliation process after the holy month of Ramadan.