Washington: The newly appointed US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan beginning Marc Grossman his first official trip on Monday, officials said.
Grossman would travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a March 3 meeting of countries concerned with Afghanistan.
International Contact Group (ICG) will be chaired by Grossman’s German counterpart, , the State Department said in a statement, which is being hosted by session will be hosted by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
“By hosting the meeting, the OIC will highlight the essential contributions to Afghanistan and Pakistan from Muslim-majority countries,” according to the statement.
More than one-third of the nearly 50 countries and international organizations in the ICG are OIC member states, the statement said.
Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul will head the delegation from Afghanistan, which will also include Burhanuddin Rabbani, chairman of a peace council set up to broker an end to the war with the Taliban.
Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s minister of state for foreign affairs, will head the delegation from Islamabad, the statement added.
In Kabul and Islamabad, Grossman will meet senior government officials, civil society representatives and local media.
“In his meeting, Ambassador Grossman will emphasize the US commitment to long-term, enduring partnerships with both Afghanistan and Pakistan,” the statement said.
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