Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrives in Pakistan on two-day visit
Ashraf Ghani
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Pakistan on Thursday on a two-day official visit to the country on the invitation extended by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
This is Ghani's third visit to Pakistan which follows the recently held first review session of the landmark Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS).
The president is being accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising key ministers and senior officials, according to reports.
The Pakistan Foreign Office in a statement said, ''During the visit, President Dr Arif Alvi will have a meeting with President Ghani while Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold delegation-level talks. The wide-ranging talks between the two sides would focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in diverse areas - including political, trade, economic, security, peace and reconciliation, education and people-to-people exchanges.''
"President Ghani will also travel to Lahore where he will participate in a business forum attended by business representatives from both countries," the statement added.
Ghani had earlier undertaken a bilateral visit to Pakistan in November 2014 and subsequently, came to attend the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process (HoA) Ministerial Conference in Islamabad in December 2015, Gulf News reported.