Kabul To Host Regional Meeting Next Week, Says Iranian Official

Rasoul Mousavi, General Director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's West Asia Department, announced that next week, Kabul will host an "important" regional meeting.

Mousavi announced that representatives from Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and China are set to participate in the upcoming meeting.

Subsequently, the Doha meeting is scheduled to take place on February 17.

This Iranian official posted on X social media network that this meeting "shows the special attention of Afghanistan's neighbours to the peace, stability, and well-being of the Afghan people and security in the region".

Earlier, Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special representative for Afghanistan, also said that the country's meeting regarding Afghanistan with the participation of China, Iran, and Pakistan will be held at the end of January.

On Monday, the Russian news agency TASS quoted Kabulov as stating that the agenda for this meeting will include interactions with the current Afghan authorities, with the objective of establishing an inclusive government and addressing issues such as counterterrorism and anti-drug efforts.

Earlier, he had announced the holding of a meeting under the supervision of the United Nations regarding Afghanistan. Also, Kabulov had said that the Moscow format meeting regarding Afghanistan will continue in 2024.