KABUL - India and Russia have voiced their support for efforts for an inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process.
In a joint statement, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to an early peaceful settlement in Afghanistan.
According to the Indian Express, the allies asserted their determination to achieve this goal by continuing cooperation within the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group and other international formats.
India and Russia also promised support for the intra-Afghan dialogue launched in Moscow in February 2019.
They vowed to continue intensive discussions on Afghanistan and encouraged interested states to make the peace process in Afghanistan broad-based, preserve the constitutional order and to turn Afghanistan into a peaceful, secure, stable and independent state.
They called for the immediate cessation of violence. (Pajhwok)