Pakistan accuses Kabul of overreaction

March 28, 2013 23:27

Pakistan today accused Afghanistan of overreacting after Kabul cancelled a military visit to protest cross-border shelling, saying such joint activities were crucial for building trust between the two countries.

"Cancelling of the visit by Afghan military officials seems to be an over-reaction. Such joint activities are meant to build trust and confidence and promote relations," Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said.

Pakistan hoped that Afghanistan would avail of opportunities like military visits "in the larger interest of building peace in the region", Chaudhry told a weekly news briefing in response to a question about Kabul's decision to cancel a visit by a team of Afghan National Army officers who were to participate in a military exercise in Quetta.

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