UK Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of Afghan Govt ceasefire beyond Eid ul Fitr

LONDON, Jun 17 (APP):UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has welcomed an extension of Afghanistan’s government ceasefire with the Taliban beyond Eid ul Fitr.
A statement of Foreign & Commonwealth Office issued on Sunday said that
“Boris Johnson lends his support to President Ghani’s announcement of an extension to the Afghan government’s ceasefire with the Taliban and calls on the Taliban to support peace”.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:”I welcome President Ghani’s announcement that the nationwide government ceasefire with the Taliban will be extended beyond Eid al-Fitr. This shows that the Afghan government is listening to its people, who overwhelmingly support peace”.
Boris Johnson expressed the hope that the Taliban will respect the wishes of the Afghan people and respond in kind.
He said “The UK strongly supports steps towards peace in Afghanistan, including President Ghani’s unprecedented offer of talks without preconditions in February”.