INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The second meeting of the Regional Contact Group for Afghanistan, known as the Moscow Format, was held on Saturday in Tehran, the capital of
Iranian media reported that the representatives of Iran, Russia, China and Pakistan attended the meeting.At the meeting, the
Director-General of the South Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi said that the countries of
the region play a constructive role in ensuring the peace, stability, and development of Afghanistan.Mousavi added that in regional
meetings, in addition to recalling the problems, solutions and ways to get out of these issues should also be considered.Despite the
invitation, the Islamic Emirate did not participate in the meeting.Zakir Jalaly, Director of the Third Political Division of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, said that the IEA declined the invitation to a regional meeting.Jalaly said in a post on X that the Afghan
government declined the invitation to the meeting
He said that the Afghan government expects that meetings on Afghanistan should be held through the existing mechanisms, not new
ones.Meanwhile, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for Pakistan&s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a press conference in Islamabad
that the second meeting of the contact group hosted by Iran is important to ensure peace, security and stability in the region.Zahra Baloch
added that Pakistan&s Special Representative for Afghanistan Asif Ali Khan Durrani participated in this meeting.&Pakistan believes that the
role of the regional contact group is very important for Afghanistan and provides an opportunity to strengthen regional cooperation
Consultations at the regional contact group level ensure that Afghanistan does not become a center for terrorist activities, and at the same
time, the neighboring countries support Afghanistan&s efforts for the welfare and economic improvement of their people,& she said.Earlier,
Russia&s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said that the agenda of the third Doha meeting will also be discussed at the meeting of
the contact group in Tehran.The Moscow Format meeting is being held in Tehran while the representatives of twenty-five countries and some
envoys of international organizations and institutions are scheduled to meet in Doha on June 30 and July 1 to discuss the situation in
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