On the eve of his trip to Pakistan, president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that the trip to Islamabad is based on the demands of the participants of the Peace Consultative Loya Jirga.
The Presidential Palace said on a statement that, on the eve of his trip to Pakistan, the president talked about the purpose of his travel to Pakistan in a meeting with a number of political and regional experts, university professors and journalists.
In the meeting, president Ghani elaborated that, comprehensive talks with Pakistani officials regarding regional connectivity, trade and transit, security and peace is the purpose of his trip to Pakistan.
The president said that prior to this, he had been invited by Pakistani authorities to visit the country, but this trip is based on the request of Peace Consultative Loya Jirga.
