During the meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing NATO summit here, "the secretary-general emphasized the importance of regional cooperation and Pakistan`s role in that," said a readout to the press here from the spokesman.
"He encouraged the president to help as much as possible with Afghanistan`s reconciliation process," said the readout.
Afghanistan is one of the three major issues on the agenda of the two-day NATO summit, which is expected to end late on Monday.
They also discussed next month`s Rio+20 sustainable development conference, which is to be held in Brazil, said the readout.
Meanwhile, "the secretary-general thanked the president for Pakistan`s significant contribution to peacekeeping," the readout added.
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