KABUL, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has set conditions for visiting the neighboring Pakistan, local media reported Monday.
The Afghan leader held an official meeting with the visiting adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister on national security and foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz late on Sunday.
"During the meeting Sartaj Aziz delivered the official invitation of (Pakistani Prime Minister) Nawaz Sharif to President Hamid Karzai for his visit to Pakistan .. President Karzai agreed in principle to visit Pakistan, but insisted that the Afghan delegation will not visit Pakistan unless the agenda of the visit includes serious and effective campaign against terrorism and Afghan peace process," Khama press website reported.
The visit of Sartaj Aziz is the first high-level exchange between the two countries since the assumption of new government in Pakistan following the May 11 elections. The visit is seen as an important step to push for the stalled Afghan peace talks with the Taliban.
Sartaj Aziz also met with Afghan Foreign Minister Zualmai Rasoul on Sunday, reiterating Islamabad's support for "Afghan-led" peace and reconciliation process, the report said.
"For us, a peaceful, stable and united Afghanistan is in the interest of Pakistan," Aziz said, calling for a "close relationship" with Afghanistan.
On June 18, the Taliban opened a liaison office in the Qatari capital of Doha for peace talks with the U.S.. However, no official talk had taken place there so far.
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