Participants of Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan urge Kabul to form \u2018inclusive government\u2019
\n MOSCOW
\nRussia hosted a meeting Wednesday in which its participants called on the US to fully unblock Afghanistan\u2019s central bank assets.
\nFollowing the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan, Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan resolutely demanded that Washington completely unfreeze the Afghan assets, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website.
\n\u201cA strong call was made to the United States and NATO countries responsible for their 20-year military presence in Afghanistan to compensate for the damage inflicted on the Afghans over the years,\u201d it said.
\nThe ministry said the attendees also discussed the security situation and prospects for economic development in Afghanistan and the surrounding region.
\n\u201cThe importance of forming a truly inclusive government in Afghanistan, reflecting the interests of key ethno-political groups, as well as the need to eradicate terrorist, drug and other threats emanating from this country was emphasized,\u201d the ministry noted.
\nAn agreement was reached to continue coordinating regional efforts to promote inter-Afghan national reconciliation, strengthen security and stability in the region under the auspices of the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan and other effective mechanisms, it said.
\nThe Russian Foreign Ministry also presented the \u201cWhite Book\u201d of facts on civilian deaths in Afghanistan \u201ccaused by unlawful acts of the US and its allies.\u201d
\nQatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and T\u00fcrkiye attended the event as guests. The Moscow format on Afghanistan was created in April 2017.
\nIt unites 11 countries that have expressed interest in a settlement in Afghanistan — Afghanistan itself, Russia, China, Iran, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Participants of Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan urge Kabul to form \u2018inclusive government\u2019 MOSCOW Russia hosted a meeting Wednesday in which its participants called on the US to fully unblock Afghanistan\u2019s central bank assets. Following the Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan, Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan resolutely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-295833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n