Germany acknowledges Pakistan's sacrifices for peace in the region
BERLIN (92 News) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday acknowledged Pakistan's sacrifices for peace in the region.
Addressing a joint news conference along with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi after delegation level talks in Berlin, Heiko Maas said that Pakistan's role in the Afghan peace process is important. "The situation is improving on Pak-India ceasefire and other issues," he added.
The German foreign minister said the two sides held constructive discussion on enhancing bilateral trade and investment. He said Pakistan is of great importance for Germany.
"Pakistan has played great efforts for peaceful solution to the conflict in Afghanistan. He said any situation in Afghanistan influences intensively Pakistan," he mentioned.
Pakistan wants peace in region
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan wants to have more economic linkages with Germany for enhancement of bilateral trade and investment. He said there are great opportunities for Germany to invest in Pakistan in various areas, including renewable energy, electric vehicles, information technology and tourism.
He said he has apprised his German counterpart about the shift in Pakistan's policy from geo-politics to geo-economics, the government's focus on economic diplomacy and the new incentives being offered to investors.
Referring to the regional security situation, FM Qureshi said India will have to take the first step to create an enabling and conducive environment for talks with Pakistan after India's action about Kashmir on August 5, 2019. He said Pakistan wants to have peaceful relations with all the countries, including India. He said all issues can be resolved through dialogue.
The minister said the objectives of Pakistan and Germany about Afghanistan are identical. He said we want peace, stability and progress in Afghanistan. He said Germany has important role in stabilizing situation in Afghanistan. He said we will remain in touch on Afghan issue.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi thanked Germany for supporting Pakistan at FATF and also its support to grant EU GSP Plus status to Pakistan. He also thanked Germany for providing fifteen million anti-Covid-19 doses to Pakistan.
He further said his visit is taking place when Pakistan and Germany are celebrating 70 years of their diplomatic relations, and its logo has also been made public.
