Moscow :– On the eve of the seventh meeting of the Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan (MFC) – another meeting was held between the special representatives of the countries of the regional quartet (Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan).
Muhammad Sadiq Khan, Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan and also Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) and State Minister, departed for Moscow on Sunday to participate in high-level discussions on Afghanistan.
Zamir Kabulov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, took part in the event on behalf of the Russian Side.
The quartet acts as the contact group of the MFC. The participants focused their discussions on substantive issues of the upcoming October 7 session of the Moscow Format of Consultations on Afghanistan, including the drafting of the final document.
For the first time, Afghanistan will be formally welcomed as a member country in this format and Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, is expected to attend.
The Moscow format on Afghanistan was created in April 2017. It unites 11 countries that have expressed interest in a settlement in Afghanistan.
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