Afghanistan, Dec. 4 -- Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General in a press conference following the NATO Leaders Meeting in London expressed that the Alliance welcome 'ceasefire' as a precondition in the eve of afghan peace talks resumption.

"I welcome the efforts to restart the peace talks. NATO supported the talks because we believe that we need a political negotiated solution in Afghanistan.", said the Secretary General.

He also said that NATO welcomes 'Ceasefire' as a precondition or at least reduction in violence before the talks resume.

" welcome also of course the efforts to try to either have some kind of ceasefire and or at least a reduction in violence but I will not be specific on the exact preconditions for restarting the pea...