Moscow: emphasizes that international mediators can play an important role in Afghanistan, Russia has said that he is interested in involving India and Iran to bring peace in a war-hit country.
India, a major stakeholder in ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan, was not invited to the ‘Expand Troika’ meeting held in Qatar on August 11.
The discussion based on the previous format took place on March 18 and April 30.
After holding a crucial meeting on the situation in Afghanistan which was attended by the US, Pakistan, Russia and China, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the media on Friday that Russia supported political settlement in Afghanistan based on the decision of the UN Security Council and regretted that the Taliban tried to resolve the situation in the country using strength.
“International mediators can play a more significant role here than in other conflict situations.
What efforts are called Troika – Russia, USA, China – and in the framework of the expanded Troika Pakistan directed right on this matter.
We are interested in Iran also involved, And then other countries too, in particular, India, “Lavrov was quoted by the official Tass news agency.
When the Taliban continued his attack in Afghanistan, Russia had increased efforts to reach all the main stakeholders in a war-hit country to stop violence and encourage the Afghan peace process.
Russia has held a ‘Moscow’ format talks to bring peace and create conditions for the national reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
Last month, Lavrov said in Tashkent that Russia will continue to work with India and other countries that can affect the situation in Afghanistan.
Following comments, there is speculation that India will be included in the ‘Expanded Troika’ meeting.
Although Russia has a difference with the US in various dimensions of the Afghan conflict, the two countries now encourage intra-afghanistan talks and to end expanding violence carried out by the Taliban.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs said Russia supported the completion of Afghanistan that occurred with the participation of all political, ethnic powers, concessions in the country.
“We support the approved process at the UN Security Council which now unfortunately slowed.
The country’s delegation was not too interested in continuing talks for about one and a half years.
Against this background, regretted, the Taliban decided to try to resolve the situation through military power.
Take over more cities and provinces.
All this is not good, it’s wrong, “he said.
Top diplomats say that Russia maintains contact with all political forces in Afghanistan.
“We talk to all the political forces that are more or less significant in Afghanistan: both with the government and with the Taliban and with representatives of Uzbeks, Tajiks, with everyone.
We see how difficult it is for the Afghan community to develop consensus,” he noted.
The Foreign Minister stressed that the UNSC emergency session that Afghanistan representatives asked would only be useful if he helped launch negotiations about the situation in the country.
“This will be useful only in case he is not only to talk about [situation] and, to say, bring it to each other but if it converts with the prepared results that will help launch negotiations and not try to maneuver,” he showed.
The Taliban has made rapid progress in Afghanistan using expanding violence because the United States began to attract its troops from the country 1.
The US has resulted back the majority of its troops and is looking for withdrawals on August 31.
India has invested almost $ 3 billion in aid and reconstruction activities in a war-hit by a war.
It has also called for all parts of the political spectrum in Afghanistan to work together to fulfill the aspirations of all people in the country, including those from the minority community, for prosperous and safe future.
Russia is interested in involving India, Iran to bring peace in Afghanistan: Foreign Minister Lavrov
