The second meeting of the regional contact group on Afghanistan began on Saturday, June 8, without the presence of the Taliban. This meeting was held in Tehran, the capital of Afghanistan's neighboring country, Iran.

The second meeting of the regional contact group on Afghanistan began on Saturday, June 8, without the presence of the Taliban. This meeting was held in Tehran, the capital of Afghanistan’s neighboring country, Iran.

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s special representative in Afghanistan, Josiah Yong, China’s special representative in Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative in Afghanistan, and Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s special representative in Afghanistan, are among the participants in this meeting. .

More details of this meeting have not yet been made available to the media, but according to the Iranian media Iraf, Ali Bagheri Keni, Iran’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, emphasized the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.

He stated: Although positive steps have been taken in this sector, according to him, if people from different classes and ethnicities are present in the government, the opportunity for political stability and economic progress will be provided in this country.

Another Iranian media called Mehr has reported that Ali Bagheri said in the second meeting of the regional contact group that Afghanistan has faced various crises in the past three years and according to him, the current rulers of Afghanistan have made achievements in some cases. . And in some cases the problems persist.

He added: The main cause of other problems and challenges is the lack of attention to the economic progress of this country, which, according to him, has a negative effect on employment.

According to Mehr, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, the common and important message of this meeting is not to be satisfied with repeating the problems of Afghanistan, but to propose solutions to solve the problems and challenges of this country. .

The details of the statements and positions of other countries in this meeting did not reach us until the publication of the report.

Zakir Jalali, head of the third political department of the Taliban’s foreign ministry, wrote on his X page on June 8 that although they were invited to this meeting, they did not participate in it.

Stating that different countries have given different names to this meeting, he said: instead of creating new mechanisms in the meetings held about Afghanistan, they expect to use the usual and established mechanisms.

Meanwhile, the first meeting of the regional contact group was held in Kabul on the 9th of last solar month with the presence of representatives of nearly 11 countries, including Afghanistan’s neighboring countries.