“Moscow Format” meeting
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“Moscow Format” meeting
- India attended the nine-nation “Moscow Format” meeting, in the Russian city of Kazan.
- The meet was attended by Russia, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey were invited guests at the event.
- The Moscow format:
- A dialogue platform started to attain reconciliation in Afghanistan where the Taliban clashed against the U.S.-supported government of President Ashraf Ghani.
- It consisted of 6 member countries that includes Russia, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Iran and India.
- ‘Kazan Declaration’ was issued at the end of the meet:
- It called upon current Afghan authorities to create conditions to improve the well-being of the Afghan people, prevent further migration, and enable the return of refugees
- Take effective measures to dismantle, eliminate, and prevent the presence of any terrorist groups within Afghanistan.
- Maintain a genuine and effective anti-drug policy.
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