Russia invites China to attend talks on Afghanistan

MOSCOW, 12 October 2021, (TON): Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Zhao Lijian has said that the Chinese side has received an invitation from Russia to attend international talks on Afghanistan to be held in Moscow on October 20.

He said during his regular briefing held in Beijing “the Chinese side has received Russia’s invitation. We stand ready to maintain communication and coordination with relevant sides including Russia.”

He said that Beijing supported all international efforts that are conducive to promoting peace and stability and gathering consensus in Afghanistan.

President Vladimir Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov had said that Russia would invite representatives of the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan that it planned to host in Moscow on October 20.

The representative did not provide further details on the planned talks in comments carried by Russian news agencies.

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