7th Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan today

KABUL (Pajhwok): The 7th Moscow Format meeting of consultations on Afghanistan is being held in Moscow today (Tuesday), TASS News reports.

It is expected that the meeting participants will discuss potential steps towards facilitating Afghanistan’s national reconciliation and the expansion of interaction between Kabul and the countries in the region in all spheres of interstate relations.

The Moscow Format on Afghanistan includes Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

It is worth mentioning that Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, departed for Moscow on Monday at the official invitation of Russia to participate in the seventh consultative meeting of the Moscow Format on Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has stated that Muttaqi is attending the Moscow Format for the first time as an official member.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a delegation from Belarus had also been invited while the main format participants will be represented at a level of special presidential representatives and senior officials.

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