卡爾扎伊謝里夫會晤討論與塔利班談判問題

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad to discuss how to push for direct talks between the Kabul government and Taliban insurgents.

President Karzai told reporters that he emphasized the need for enhancing joint efforts to counter extremism and promote peace and stability on both sides of their shared border.

Mr. Sharif says he reaffirmed Pakistan's "strong and sincere" support for the Afghan peace and reconciliation process. He said, however, that these efforts will have to be led by Afghans.

Monday's discussions also focused on increasing bilateral relations in areas such as trade, economy, energy and communications.

The two leaders also oversaw the signing of a comprehensive agreement by their finance ministers to speed up bilateral economic and development projects.阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊在巴基斯坦的伊斯蘭堡會晤了巴基斯坦總理謝里夫，雙方討論瞭如何促成阿富汗政府與塔利班直接會談的問題。

卡爾扎伊告訴記者，他強調必須在打擊極端主義方面加強合作，促進邊界兩邊的和平與穩定。

謝里夫說，他重申巴基斯坦堅決和真誠地支持阿富汗的和平和解進程。他說，不過這些努力必須由阿富汗人來領導。

雙方星期一還集中討論了在貿易、經濟、能源和通訊方面加強雙邊關係的問題。兩國商務部長在兩國領導人面前簽署了加強雙邊經濟和發展項目的協議。