MOSCOW, (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday, on the final leg of his four-nation tour.

Qureshi will meet his Russian counterpart on Wednesday and discuss the Afghanistan peace process with him. Pakistan had earlier arranged peace talks between the Taliban and the US as the latter plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

Earlier, while talking in Beijing, the Foreign Minister said, “all regional countries have appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.”

FM Qureshi arrives in Moscow on final leg of four-nation tour

FM Qureshi has visited Afghanistan, Iran and China during his regional outreach and said “all these countries have endorsed our efforts for resolution of the Afghan issue.”

The foreign minister said the regional countries supported an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, adding that the Chinese side acknowledged Pakistan’s role and assured their complete support for peace and stability in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, FM Qureshi held extensive talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the matter.

Pakistan and China reiterated “determination to take a joint course of action for regional peace and stability and to promote connectivity” after Qureshi arrived in Beijing during his ongoing four-nation tour under the government’s policy of outreach in the neighbourhood.