Islamabad:
A top Pakistani diplomat has said that his country is upset with its exclusion from the
peace talks between the US and Taliban.
"We have told America that we are not happy with this," Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani told Express 24/7, a TV channel.
The Obama administration recently confirmed that it had established contacts with the Afghan Taliban though it insisted the negotiations were at a preliminary stage.
Earlier, a statement issued by Pakistan's Foreign Ministry after talks between the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and senior American diplomat Frank Ruggiero stressed that "the minister underscored the importance of clarity and strategic coherence as well as transparency to facilitate the Afghan people and the Afghan government in the process for peace and reconciliation."
"If America believes that Pakistan's participation is required for success in Afghanistan, they will have to get Pakistan on board in their negotiations with the Taliban," Mr Haqqani said.
Meanwhile, Mr Haqqani dismissed reports that the Pakistan Embassy in the US had issued 67 visas to CIA operatives.
A Pakistani newspaper last week quoted embassy officials in Washington as saying that the Pakistan embassy has issued visas to CIA officials for deployment in Pakistan.
peace talks between the US and Taliban.
"We have told America that we are not happy with this," Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani told Express 24/7, a TV channel.
The Obama administration recently confirmed that it had established contacts with the Afghan Taliban though it insisted the negotiations were at a preliminary stage.
Earlier, a statement issued by Pakistan's Foreign Ministry after talks between the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and senior American diplomat Frank Ruggiero stressed that "the minister underscored the importance of clarity and strategic coherence as well as transparency to facilitate the Afghan people and the Afghan government in the process for peace and reconciliation."
"If America believes that Pakistan's participation is required for success in Afghanistan, they will have to get Pakistan on board in their negotiations with the Taliban," Mr Haqqani said.
Meanwhile, Mr Haqqani dismissed reports that the Pakistan Embassy in the US had issued 67 visas to CIA operatives.
A Pakistani newspaper last week quoted embassy officials in Washington as saying that the Pakistan embassy has issued visas to CIA officials for deployment in Pakistan.
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