Afghan FM Muttaqi to Meet Russia’s Lavrov on Sidelines of Moscow Format Talks

Taliban foreign minister to visit Russia for Moscow-format talks, sources say

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to travel to Russia next week to attend the Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan, sources told Amu. The trip is scheduled for Oct. 6 and will include a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed. The Taliban have not yet commented publicly. Muttaqi’s planned visit comes despite his being on a United Nations Security Council sanctions list, which …

Afghan FM Muttaqi to meet Russia’s Lavrov on sidelines of Moscow Format talks

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on October 7, on the sidelines of the 7th “Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan,” according to Russian Foreign Ministry. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the meeting will focus on current bilateral cooperation between Kabul and Moscow. The Moscow Format will bring together special representatives and senior officials from Afghani…