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ISLAMABAD: The United States special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, who was scheduled to begin Pakistan visit on Jan 15, delayed his arrival for another day today (Wednesday) and conveyed to the Foreign Office in this regard, ARY News reported citing sources.
According to diplomatic sources, Khalilzad was due to land in Pakistan on Tuesday, but he delayed his visit due to ‘busy schedule’ in Kabul.
It is learnt that the Foreign Office officials conveyed their resentment to the US team for rescheduling planned for couple of times.
Senior US official Lisa Curtis, however, arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday but the FO hasn’t scheduled any meeting with Ms Curtis so far.
No details about Ms Curtis’ meetings were publicly available. She is believed to be here to push for resumption of engagement with the Taliban in addition to certain bilateral issues.
Sources informed that FO decided that talks with the US team would begin once the complete team arrive in Pakistan.
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is leading a delegation of officials in his four-nation two-week visit from January 8 – 21, including Pakistan, India, China and Afghanistan .
Khalilzad will meet with senior government officials in each country during his visit to facilitate an intra-Afghan political settlement.
The US State Department stated that the envoy continues to coordinate his efforts with President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other Afghan stakeholders to ensure an intra-Afghan peace process.
“The US goal is to promote dialogue among Afghans about how to end the conflict, and to encourage the parties to come together at the negotiating table to reach a political settlement where every Afghan citizen enjoys equal rights and responsibilities under the rule of law,” the state department said in a statement.
During his previous visit in December, the US envoy said that the only solution to the conflict is for all parties to sit together and reach an agreement on the future of the war-torn country with mutual respect and acceptance.
According to diplomatic sources, Khalilzad was due to land in Pakistan on Tuesday, but he delayed his visit due to ‘busy schedule’ in Kabul.
It is learnt that the Foreign Office officials conveyed their resentment to the US team for rescheduling planned for couple of times.
Senior US official Lisa Curtis, however, arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday but the FO hasn’t scheduled any meeting with Ms Curtis so far.
No details about Ms Curtis’ meetings were publicly available. She is believed to be here to push for resumption of engagement with the Taliban in addition to certain bilateral issues.
Sources informed that FO decided that talks with the US team would begin once the complete team arrive in Pakistan.
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is leading a delegation of officials in his four-nation two-week visit from January 8 – 21, including Pakistan, India, China and Afghanistan .
Khalilzad will meet with senior government officials in each country during his visit to facilitate an intra-Afghan political settlement.
The US State Department stated that the envoy continues to coordinate his efforts with President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other Afghan stakeholders to ensure an intra-Afghan peace process.
“The US goal is to promote dialogue among Afghans about how to end the conflict, and to encourage the parties to come together at the negotiating table to reach a political settlement where every Afghan citizen enjoys equal rights and responsibilities under the rule of law,” the state department said in a statement.
During his previous visit in December, the US envoy said that the only solution to the conflict is for all parties to sit together and reach an agreement on the future of the war-torn country with mutual respect and acceptance.
