Third meeting of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries in Beijing

The two-day meeting in the format of “neighbors of Afghanistan + head of Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry” will take place in Beijing.

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Chinese state media reported that on March 30 and 31, the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries will be held in the country.

According to the media, the foreign ministers of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Iran, and Uzbekistan will be present at the meeting. The acting foreign minister of the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has also been invited.

As special guests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the foreign ministers of Qatar and Indonesia have been invited.

“We hope that by organizing the dialogue ‘neighbors of Afghanistan + foreign minister of Afghanistan’, we can better understand the difficulties and calls of the Afghan people, convey the concerns of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries regarding the Afghan issue, urge Afghanistan to build an open and inclusive political system, conduct moderate and reasonable domestic and foreign policies, and effectively combat terrorism,” said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The first meeting of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries took place via videoconference last year in Pakistan, and the second meeting was held in Tehran.

Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, on an unexpected visit, where he met with Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting head of the Taliban government Abdul Ghani Baradar, and other Taliban leaders.