Pakistan and Afganistan both countries could only survive in a peaceful atmosphere: Zardari

London: President Zardari was addressing a joint news conference alongwith British Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai here in London on Monday, after the trilateral talks on the post withdrawal scenario in Afghanistan.

The president said that both neighboring countries could only survive in a peaceful atmosphere. He said that Pakistan fully supports the initiative of negotiation between Afghan government and Taliban.

British Prime Minister David Cameron will hold key talks with leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan to discuss the peace process and prevent a Taliban resurgence when foreign troops withdraw from the war-torn country in 2014. 
The talks at Chequers, Cameron's country retreat, with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will focus on cross-border security and the prevention of a "Taliban resurgence" when foreign troops leave Afghanistan by the end of next year. They are also expected to concentrate on how Pakistan and the international community can support the Afghan-led peace process.

Karzai, however, questioned the real motive behind troop withdrawal by the West, which includes around 9,000 British troops. "They feel fulfilled with regard to the objective of fighting terrorism and weakening al Qaeda, or they feel that they were fighting in the wrong place in the first place, so they should discontinue doing that and leave," Karzai said.