Afghanistan government on Tuesday rejected the reported talks with Taliban as "baseless".
"No such talks have happened yet," Afghan government's chief spokesman Hamayon Hamidzada told a press briefing here.
He made this comment in the wake of wide media reports about holding talks between the Afghan government and Taliban outfit with the mediation of Saudi Arabia.
Such talks, according to media reports, have been held in the holy city of Mecca to end the conflict in Afghanistan.
However, Hamidzada confirmed that Afghan President Hamid Karzaihas approached the Saudi Kingdom to play its role in stabilizing security in Afghanistan.
"The door of government for talks is open and the government would welcome any step taken towards peace in Afghanistan," President Karzai's chief spokesman stressed.
President Hamid Karzai on Oct. 1 called on all opposition groups including Taliban to give up resistance and play their role in the rebuilding of the war-battered nation.
Meanwhile, Taliban chief Mullah Mohammad Omar, whose loyalists have been fighting Afghan and international troops based in Afghanistan, has ruled out the offer for talks, saying no negotiation would be held in the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan.
Source: Xinhua
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