Pakistani FM, NATO Sec Gen met in Brussels
08:36, 19 February 2010
BRUSSELS. February 18. KAZINFORM /Yerzhan Ospanov/ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels and addressed the North-Atlantic Council.
At the meeting the NATO Allies said that they look forward to deepening cooperation with the democratically elected Government in Pakistan and developing the political dialogue. Minister S. M. Qureshi and the Alliance agreed that Pakistan and the NATO shared a common strategic goal - to create peaceful, stable and democratic Afghanistan.
Heads of the Pakistani Foreign Office and the NATO noted that "peace in Afghanistan means peace in Pakistan; therefore it is important to continue coordinating the efforts on raising efficiency of their actions on both sides of the border".