ISLAMABAD, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed to peacefully resolve border issues days after cross-border clashes caused casualties on both sides, the Foreign Ministry said.
Clashes had erupted along the Torkham, the busiest border crossing, between the troops of the two countries on June 12, over the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side.
Afghanistan's Deputy Foreign Minister, Hekmat Khalil Karzai, led his country's delegation in talks with Pakistani officials in Islamabad Monday and discussed ways to find out a solution to the issue.
"Today's talks between the two delegations were held in a cordial atmosphere marked by a mutual desire to amicably resolve border related issues. Both sides decided to work in the spirit of good neighbourly relations and friendly cooperation between the two countries," the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said.
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