US praises Norway’s role in Afghan peace process

KABUL Zalmay Khalilzad has visited Norway.

The US embassy in Oslo said: “In meetings with Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide and other senior officials, Khalilzad thanked Norway for its ongoing contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan.”

He also commended the important efforts being made by Norway to advance the Afghan peace process, the US embassy said in a statement on Tuesday.

The envoy briefed his hosts on current impediments to the start of intra-Afghan negotiations and how all sides were working to resolve them, the statement added.

The Norwegian foreign minister and Khalilzad discussed key issues affecting the Afghan peace process, especially the critical importance of including women in intra-Afghan talks.

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