MOSCOW – The trilateral meeting between special envoys of United States,Russia and China in Moscow on Thursday ended with a “trilateral consensus”on the Afghan peace process, reads a statement released by the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
It was the second trilateral consultation on Afghanistan in Moscow, inwhich US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad, Chinese Special EnvoyDeng Xijun, and Russian Presidential Representative Zamir Kabulov discussedthe current situation in Afghanistan and the ongoing peace process.
According to the statement, the three sides agreed on the following matters:
The statement reads that the three sides respect the sovereignty,independence, and territorial integrity of Afghanistan as well as its rightto choose its development path.
The three sides prioritize the interests of the Afghan people in promotinga peace process.
The three sides support an inclusive Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace processand are ready to provide necessary assistance. The three sides encouragethe Afghan Taliban to participate in peace talks with a broad,representative Afghan delegation that includes the government as soon aspossible.
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Toward this end, and as agreed in Moscow in February 2019, we support asecond round of intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha (Qatar).
The three sides support the Afghan government efforts to combatinternational terrorism and extremist organizations in Afghanistan.
They take note of the Afghan Taliban’s commitment to: fight Daesh and cutties with Al-Qaeda, ETIM, and other international terrorist groups; ensurethe areas they control will not be used to threaten any other country; andcall on them to prevent terrorist recruiting, training, and fundraising,and expel any known terrorists.
