Lavrov talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister on Afghanistan
During a telephone conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the current situation in Afghanistan and the need to help facilitate talks between Afghans, Novosti reported. In the context of “extensive trilateral talks”.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the main topic of the talks was the situation in Afghanistan after the rise of the Taliban movement in the country, and the foreign ministers of the two countries stressed the need to help resume talks between Afghans with the aim of forming a legitimate government and stability. They emphasized the rule of law in this country.
Lavrov and Qureshi also discussed preparations for a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic, scientific-technical cooperation, as well as the development of Moscow-Islamabad cooperation in various international arenas, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. .
Sergei Lavrov had reminded a few days ago that Moscow was ready to resume the composition of Moscow’s talks on Afghanistan if necessary. According to him, such talks have the greatest potential in the current situation to help maintain peace and stability in the country, because in this combination, Afghanistan’s neighboring countries and extra-regional countries can participate and respond to issues.