Islamabad (TDI): Pakistan and Russia have called for enhanced coordination among regional countries for a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan.
This understanding was reached during a day-long visit to Pakistan by Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Afghanistan Ambassador Zamir Kabulov in Islamabad.
He called on the Foreign Secretary Ms Amna Baloch and later had detailed discussions with Additional Secretary Ambassador Ahmad Naseem Warraich.
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The two sides exchanged views on relations with Afghanistan and agreed to remain engaged towards this end.
The two sides were on the same page and understand that peace in the region is not possible without stability in Afghanistan.
Last month Russia convened a meeting of regional countries to discuss, among other issues, the expansion of “practical interaction” with Taliban-governed Afghanistan in political, economic, counterterrorism and counternarcotics areas.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was invited to participate as the “chief guest” in the sixth round of the “Moscow Format” of consultations on Afghanistan.
Russia launched the Moscow Format in 2017, and it has since become a regular platform for discussion of challenges, war-torn Afghanistan.
At that time Russian officials told reporters that special representatives and senior officials from China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will attend the gathering.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presided over the closed-door meeting, and that “the main focus of the discussions” was advancing the Afghan national reconciliation process.
