Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Friday that following the resumption of talks between the Pakistan and Afghan Taliban delegations in Istanbul, mediators were discussing Islamabad’s “evidence-based demands” for ending cross-border terrorism with representatives from Kabul.
“Yesterday, our talks with the Afghan Taliban regime commenced in Istanbul with the presence and participation of the mediators,” Andrabi said during a weekly media briefing. He added, “The Pakistani delegation has handed over its evidence-based, justified and logical demands to the mediators with the singular aim to put an end to cross-border terrorism.”
The FO spokesperson said the mediators “fully endorsed Pakistan’s stance on the basis of evidence provided by our side, as well as the tenets of international law and principles”.
“The mediators are discussing Pakistan’s demands with the Afghan Taliban delegation point by point.”
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