Russia hopes that the agreement between the United States and the Taliban will be fully implemented, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing.
"We still hope that the signed agreement between the United States and the Taliban will be fully implemented. We are convinced that in the current situation in Afghanistan, the pursuit of genuine peace must become an absolute priority for all forces. I am also talking about social and political forces", the diplomat said.
The agreement between the United States and the radical Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) was signed on February 29 in Doha. The agreement provides for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan in 14 months and the start of an inter-Afghan dialogue in March after the prisoner exchange deal.
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