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Trilateral meeting in New Delhi to discuss Afghanistan

<p><a href="/en/afganistan/kabul" class="glossify-link">KABUL</a> (Pajhwok): Foreign ministers from Russia, China and India meet in New Delhi today (Monday) for discussions on issues of common interest, foreign media reports said.</p>

<p>The 15th meeting of the Russia-India-China (RIC) group is expected to confer on <a href="/en/afghanistan" class="glossify-link">Afghanistan</a>, the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.</p>

<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also and his Russian counterpart Sergey V. Lavrov arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to participate in the trilateral meeting.</p>

<p>According to ANI news agency, the meeting will also be attended by <a href="/en/external" class="glossify-link">External</a> Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. International and regional issues of mutual interest are on the agenda.</p>

<p>The campaign against terrorism and drug-trafficking and the 7,200-kilometer International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) connecting India, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia with Europe will also figure at the three-way talks.</p>

<p><a href="/en/pan" class="glossify-link">PAN</a> Monitor/mud</p>

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