Acting Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar has met with the French Ambassador to Kabul, Mr. David Martinon on Wednesday, where they discussed latest developments in the peace process.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said that the Foreign Minister thanked the “people and the Government of France” for their continued cooperation over the past two decades.

The two sides discussed the latest developments in the peace process including the need for an immediate start to talks between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban, a reduction of violence, the need for a humanitarian ceasefire, and the importance of preserving the achievements of the last 19 years, according to the statement.

http://www.afghanistantimes.af/ambassador-of-france-reiterates-his-countrys-full-support-for-afghan-peace-quest/