January 21, 2021.
CRSS Executive Director, Imtiaz Gul, met the Afghan Ambassador Najibullah Alikhil on January 21, 2021 for a very prolific conversation on cooperation for creating greater understanding among the people of the two countries, and hence improving people to people relations between the nationals of the two countries.
Ambassador Alikhil applauded CRSS’ efforts in enhancing the people to people interaction through various Track 1.5/II initiatives. He further commended Afghan Studies Center’s efforts in connecting the youth of the two countries and in bridging the gap between them by acting as a platform to dispassionately discuss, debate and inculcate out of the box ideas and recommendations. While appreciating CRSS’ initiative of engaging with Pakistani and Afghan parliamentarians, Ambassador Alikhil added that the outreach of such initiatives should be boosted and similar opportunities should be created to connect and engage people from other avenues too.
The two discussed their thoughts on techniques and initiatives to further strengthen the people to people associations between the two brotherly countries. Ambassador Alikhil assured to lend all possible support to CRSS whilst engaging with different stakeholders to promote Regional connectivity and prosperity.
