Russia-China-Iran-Pakistan meeting on Afghanistan in late January possible: Kabulov

Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan are preparing for a meeting on Afghanistan, which could take place by the end of this month, Russia’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, told TASS.

“The meeting is being prepared. It will take place,” he said. Kabulov remarked, “there is hope” that the event might take place before the end of January.

No details on the exact date or location were however revealed.

He said that the recent strikes between Iran and Pakistan would not affect the preparations. “No, there are no such concerns,” Kabulov said when posed the question.

He said that on the agenda will be “interaction with the current Afghan authorities in the interests of creating an inclusive government, the fight against terrorism and drug crime.”