islamabad, Pakistan -Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Javid Ludin said on Tuesday that Pakistan should offer help in engaging the Taliban leadership with a view to bringing them over to the peace process.

Speaking at a joint news conference along with top US and Pakistani diplomats after a trilateral meeting in Islamabad, Ludin said that the reconciliation process in Afghanistan depends on cooperation with Pakistan.

"We want Pakistan to assist in bringing the top leadership of the Taliban into the process," he said.