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Atmar in Tajikistan for SCO meeting on Afghanistan
The Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Haneef Atmar traveled to Tajikistan on Tuesday morning for the fourth meeting of the Afghanistan Contact Group within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
According to a statement issued by the ministry of foreign affairs, the meeting will be held over two days, from July 13 to 14, and will include a number of foreign ministers – from the eight member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Afghanistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Arrived in beautiful city of Dushanbe 🇹🇯 to attend & address the #ShanghaiCooperationOrganization-Afghanistan Contact Group Meeting. Also look forward to bilateral engagements with FMs of #SCO countries to discuss our cooperation on peace, security & economic development.
— Mohammed Haneef Atmar محمد حنیف اتمر (@MHaneefAtmar) July 13, 2021
The meeting will focus on Afghanistan’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, its cooperation with Afghanistan in the joint fight against terrorism and extremism, the security situation in Afghanistan and its effects on regional stability and prosperity.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry criticized the Taliban delegation’s visit to Turkmenistan.
The ministry said in a statement that the Taliban delegations’ visits to the region were taking place at a time when recent Taliban attacks have killed more than 3,500 people and displaced more than 200,000.
