Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. -Reuters Photo

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Germany Dr Guido Westerwelle phoned Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday night to take Pakistan into confidence on the outcome of the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan.

He expressed the hope that Pakistan would continue extending its valuable support to peace and development in Afghanistan especially towards achieving political reconciliation in the country.

Foreign Minister Khar thanked her German counterpart for taking Pakistan into confidence.

Assuring him that Pakistan would carefully examine the Bonn declaration, she acknowledged Germany's valuable contributions in bringing about peace in Afghanistan.

Foreign Minister Khar stressed that stability in Afghanistan was essential for peace in the region.

It was therefore necessary that all worked together on the basis of mutual respect to attain the shared objective, Khar said adding Pakistan was determined to continue striving for peace and prosperity in the region.

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