ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talked to President Gen Pervez Musharraf by phone on Monday night and assured his full support to Pakistan for its stand on the war against terrorism.
The visiting German State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Jurgen Chrobog, also called on President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday and earlier held talks with Foreign Secretary Inamul Haque, an official of the Foreign Office, Aziz Ahmed Khan said at a news briefing.
During the meeting, President Musharraf underlined the importance of unity and integrity of Afghanistan and called for establishment of a broad-based government in Kabul reflecting the demographic realities of the country.
Regarding the telephonic contact between the German chancellor and the president, he said the focus remained on the current situation.
He said the German side expressed keen interest in maintaining regular contact and to augment the existing relations.
The entire gambit of relations between the two countries including political, economic and trade ties came under discussions, he said.
The German side, he added, commended the stand taken by Pakistan against terrorism. Mr Inamul Haque informed the visiting delegation about the developments in the wake of Sept 11 incidents in and around Afghanistan.
Mr Chrobog apprised about the Pakistan side about German perception on the issues relating to South Asia, non-proliferation and relations with the EU.
About the telephonic contact between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf, the FO official said the latter had called the former and invited him for a visit.
In case the Indian prime minister was busy, Indian foreign minister could visit Pakistan as soon as possible, he added.
The president also offered his condolences over the incident of Oct 1 and said that Pakistan was against all forms of terrorism.
To a question about the loss of life and damages suffered by Afghanistan in the attacks, he said Pakistan did not have any information in this regard.
He said since Pakistan had no diplomatic presence in Afghanistan it could not assess the damage caused by the bombings.
When asked about the killing of innocent people in Afghanistan, he said it was regrettable.