The EU ambassadors congratulated President Ghani on recent progresses made in the peace process, said presidential palace, adding the two sides discussed commitments made at 2020 Afghanistan Conference held in Geneva earlier on November.
The foreign ambassadors also commended Afghan government’s efforts for peace, reiterating it should pave the way for talks.
The EU representatives reiterated on an immediate ceasefire as violence has gripped the war-ravaged country amid peace talks. According to President’s office, they also hailed progresses made on the High Council for National Reconciliation.
It comes as negotiators from Afghan government and the Taliban have reached a breakthrough deal, a step to push peace talks forward.
Authorities from government and the Taliban negotiating teams confirmed Wednesday the two sides had agreed procedural rules of the intra-Afghan negotiations, paving the way for the next step which is to work out the agenda of the talks.
“The procedure including its preamble of the negotiation has been finalized and from now on, the negotiation will begin on the agenda,” Nader Nadery, Afghan government’s top negotiator took to Twitter.
The Taliban spokesman, Mohammad Naeem Wardak, confirmed on Twitter the negotiating teams have reached the agreement.
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