Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan to Be Held on November 9
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The next Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan will be held in Moscow on November 9, representatives of the Taliban will take part in it, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Saturday.
"On November 9, Moscow will host the second meeting of the Moscow-format consultations on Afghanistan at the level of deputy foreign ministers and special envoys," the ministry said.
"A delegation of the political office of the Taliban movement in Doha will take part in an international meeting of this level for the first time," the ministry added, TASS news agency reported.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, invitations to take part in the event have been sent to Afghanistan, India, Iran, China, Pakistan, the US and some other countries.
"Afghan President Ashraf Ghani decided to send a delegation of that country’s High Peace Council to the meeting," the ministry added.