Joint Declaration

 “The Regional Security Working Groups, reaffirming their previous joint recommendations, have drawn up the following recommendations:

Peace and Security

  1. We support the Quadrilateral Group’s efforts to promote peace in Afghanistan and urge the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to continue their efforts for sustainable peace.
  2. We reaffirm that terrorism is the common enemy of both countries.
  3. We declare that any shelter for armed militants should be disallowed by both sides.
  4. We call for an enhancement of co-operation against terrorism between the militaries of Pakistan and Afghanistan and better control of the movement of terrorists back and forth between the two countries.
  5. We call for intensive joint efforts to combat the rise of the Islamic State (Daesh) in the region.
  6. We call for increased co-operation against narcotics between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  7. We call on both governments to expedite decisions on the status of Afghan refugees (Afghan representatives specifically requested that Pakistan extend Proof of Registration (POR) for Afghan refugees until 2017.

Trade and Economics:

  1. We call for a new agreement on trade and transit between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for efforts on both sides to facilitate trade between the two countries.
  2. We call for joint efforts to expedite the development of the CASA-1000 and TAPI projects.
  3. We call on both governments to expedite the completion of Pakistani aid projects within Afghanistan.
  4. We call for both governments to promote business fairs and exhibitions intended to promote trade and investment between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  5. We call for early completion of negotiations on a new agreement on trade and transit between Afghanistan and Pakistan and efforts?

Education, Media and Culture

  1. We urge both governments to facilitate reporting by the Afghan media from Pakistan and the Pakistani media from Afghanistan, including presentations on each other’s culture.
  2. We agree to do our best to help improve narratives on both sides concerning the other country.
  3. We call for changes in the school curricula in both countries to combat violent extremism and diminish hostility between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  4. We call for the promotion of cultural exchanges between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  5. We call for enhanced opportunities for Afghan students to study in Pakistan and vice versa.”