Pakistan convinces Nato to seal Afghan border
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Nov 6, IRNA
Pakistan-Nato
Pakistan's proposal of fencing its border with Afghanistan to stop infiltration of militants from both sides would be taken up at the annual Nato Summit meeting later this month, Dutch Foreign Minister Dr Bernhard Bot indicated during his four-hour visit here on Sunday.
The Nato summit will take place in Riga, Latvia on Nov 28-29.
According to the" DAWN, "The fencing proposal came up during Dr Bot's 90-minute talks with Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri that focused on Afghanistan, and more specifically on enhancing border controls to check infiltration.
The proposal of fencing and mining the border was reiterated by Mr Kasuri when the Dutch foreign minister, whose country has 1500 soldiers deployed in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, pushed for intensifying efforts to ensure border security.
It came up very broadly, confirmed the press secretary at the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Heleen Saaf van der Beek.
She said Mr Kasuri brought it up when the Dutch foreign minister underscored the need for sealing the border and enhancing border controls.
Asked if the Dutch foreign minister was receptive to it, she said the minister told Mr Kasuri that he welcomed the idea of sealing the border and would bring it up at the forthcoming Nato summit.
However, since mining is a sensitive issue for the Netherlands, the Dutch minister was not amenable to it.
Joint monitoring of borders involving the international community was also discussed.
Both shared the view that a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan was of vital interest to the countries in the region and the world at large.
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