US and Chinese representatives were also present as a delegation of the Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) tasked with opening negotiations met with the Taliban during the one-day talks that began yesterday and ran through the night at Murree, a hill resort near here.
"As part of its commitment to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process", a meeting was held by Pakistan between the Afghan Government and Afghan Taliban representatives yesterday in Murree, Pakistan Foreign Office said.
This is the first time that such an announcement has been made about peace process between Afghans and the Taliban.
The participants exchanged views on ways and means to bring peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. It was agreed that for lasting peace in the region, each side would approach the process in sincerity and with full commitment, it said.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif termed the talks as a "breakthrough" and cautioned against any efforts to "derail" the process.
"...We should make sure that nobody tries to derail this process as it is not only the obligation of Afghanistan, Pakistan and other parties, but also the obligation of international community," he added.
The participants also agreed to continue talks to create an environment conducive for peace and reconciliation process, with the next meeting to be held at a "mutually convenient date" after Ramzan.
The participants recognised the need to develop confidence building measures to engender trust among all stakeholders.