Atmar seeks continued German cooperation with Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): National Security Advisor (NSA) Mohammad Hanif Atmar during meetings with German officials has stated that Afghan government was implementing peace and war strategy simultaneously, an official said on Thursday.

Qader Shah, spokesman for the National Security Council (NSC), told Pajhwok Afghan News that NSA during his official trip to Germany held meetings with German chancellor, NSA John Hacker, defence and foreign affairs officials and discussed security, political and diplomatic relationship.

He said Atmar’s trip to Germany amid at improving and expanding bilateral relation. During meeting with German chancellor, NSA, Atmar stressed over further promoting bilateral economic and political relationship.

Atmar thanked Germany for its military role in the Resolute Support (RS) mission and termed Germany support for the capacity building of Afghan police vital.

Atmar stressed over international community’s greater and organised efforts against terrorism and politically pressurizing countries who had provided sanctuaries to terrorists.

He termed German government’s decision logical regarding the surge of military personnel in Afghanistan and termed the decision a huge step in fight against terrorism.

Atmar and German officials discussed recent offer of the Afghan government regarding peace talks and hailed Berlin support from the Afghan government’s peace initiative.

He demanded German cooperation in the training and capacity building of police force and added German played important role in the professional training of police and demanded more cooperation in this regard.

Shah said the NSA also held meetings with foreign affairs and defence ministry officials and talked about further improvement of state to state relationship. He thanked the German government for improving the capacity government officials and civil servants.

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