Afghan FM asks Pakistan to secure safe release of kidnapped diplomat
25/9/2008 17:23
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta in meeting with his
Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmoud Qurishi stressed for safe release of
kidnapped Afghan diplomat Abdul Khaliq Farahi, a statement of Foreign Ministry
received in Kabul today said.
"The meeting took place in New York during
which the Afghan Foreign Minister, in addition to expressing deep concern over
the abduction of council general in Peshawar, asked Islamabad to do its best in
safe release of Farahi at its earliest," the statement added.
Farahi, serving
council general in Peshawar and ambassador designate to Islamabad, was abducted
by armed men early this week after his driver was shot dead by abductors outside
Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
An
Afghan delegation sent to Pakistan following the incident is still working with
Pakistani officials to secure the safe release of the abducted
diplomat.
Xinhua
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