Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke about the plans to resume the work of the Moscow Format on Afghanistan. This was announced by the head of the department to Indian publication Hindustan Times.
According to him, this format in which all key countries of the region, the neighbors of Afghanistan and the United States take part, makes it possible to coordinate the promotion of national reconciliation in Afghanistan. Lavrov stressed that as the peace process moves in Afghanistan, it is planned to resume the work of this mechanism.
Earlier it was reported that the United Nations (UN) will conduct multilateral negotiations with the Government of Afghanistan and representatives of the Taliban movement (prohibited in Russia). Negotiations will be held in Qatar, as before. It is believed that this meeting can solve the further fate of a long-term format of negotiations on Afghanistan in Doha, although they have not led to significant results.