The World - News from June 26, 1985
Afghan and Pakistani officials held three days of talks in Geneva that were described as “intense and fruitful” in an effort to find a peaceful settlement to the six-year war in Afghanistan. They are to talk again in August. U.N. Undersecretary General Diego Cordovez, who acted as a go-between for the delegations, which refuse to meet in the same room, said both sides are eager to find a diplomatic solution. Pakistan harbors Afghan rebels fighting Soviet troops.
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