INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov&s remarks that the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) stand&s for developing a more regular, sustainable and substantive dialogue with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
(IEA).Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement that the Islamic Emirate has always
emphasized that as a responsible government, it is ready to have comprehensive and result-oriented discussions with all sides on common
issues.Lavrov had also claimed that Afghanistan is still a source of threat and that the cells of ISIS, Al-Qaeda and its affiliated
organizations are present in the country.Balkhi, however, said that &with the end of the occupation& the insecurity factors in Afghanistan
have disappeared and the conditions for investment and the implementation of large projects have become favorable. Related stories:CSTO
countries call for more substantive dialogue with IEA: LavrovTajikistan stands against IEA&s inclusion in SCO activities: Russia The post
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