All members of the extended troika for a settlement in Afghanistan (Russia, the US, China and Pakistan) are interested in continuing consultations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference on Tuesday.
"We have had contacts with the foreign ministers of the United States, China and Pakistan. Everyone has an interest in continuing this work," he said.
"Now, after what happened on the ground in Afghanistan, when a new reality has been created, no matter how anyone feels about it, this is reality, we will have to reckon with it," the minister stressed.
According to him, Moscow remains committed to the task of establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan so that threats of terrorism and drug trafficking for the entire region no longer come from the territory of this country.
"I hope that all those who are now watching the events in Afghanistan will be guided by this and not by any politicized, ideologized phobias," Lavrov pointed out.
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Based on materials from TASS