ermany is working with India and Pakistan to de-escalate the current tensions between both countries, German Ambassador Ina Lepel said at a seminar.

According to a press release issued by the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) on Thursday, Ms Lepel was addressing a seminar organised by the QAU School of Politics and International Relations.

`Once Indo-Pak relations are normalized, Germany is ready to play the role of a neutral mediator to resolve their lingering conflicts,` she said, and added that regional connectivity could play an important role in conflict resolution, as the solution to simpler problems at first would pave the way for resolving more complicated ones later.

Ms Lepel emphasised that regional connectivity could lead to peacemaking, a lesson that could be learnt from the European experience. The ambassador said that Germany was also interested in exploring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.

During her talk on Pakistan-German relations, Ambassador Lepel highlighted several key areas of German engagement in Pakistan, including development, energy, trade, investment, education and security.

By Kashif Abbasi