Russia hopes that the confrontation between the Taliban militant group (outlawed in Russia) and Afghan Tajiks in Panjshir will give way to negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a speech before participants in the New Knowledge online educational marathon on Friday, APA reports citing TASS.
"As to the possibilities of resolving the problem of Afghanistan peacefully, I believe that they exist. I expect that now the last upsurges in the confrontation in northern Afghanistan in the Panjshir Gorge will give way to negotiations after all," Russia’s top diplomat said.
The negotiations began but were interrupted again and combat engagements restarted, the foreign minister said. "I hope that negotiations will begin between the Taliban and the Afghan Tajiks and an agreement on the political settlement should inevitably include a compromise between the Pashtuns that are mostly represented by the Taliban and also other Pashtuns, as well as Tajiks, Uzbeks and Khazareans who should also participate in this process," he pointed out.
Moscow is taking the most active efforts to facilitate the establishment of a dialogue between ethno-confessional groups in Afghanistan, Lavrov said, noting that the Russian side had held contacts with all the Afghan communities without exception, including the Taliban.
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