Russia: The Moscow format is the focus of a regional consensus on Afghanistan Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the Moscow format the main platform for a regional consensus on Afghanistan and emphasized that actors outside the region cannot replace regional mechanisms. According to him, the eighth meeting in the Moscow format was held in Moscow a month ago with the participation of a high-level delegation of the Afghan government. Lavrov also emphasized the need for regional cooperation with Afghanistan.

Russia: The Moscow format is the focus of a regional consensus on Afghanistan Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the Moscow format the main platform for a regional consensus on Afghanistan and emphasized that actors outside the region cannot replace regional mechanisms. According to him, the eighth meeting in the Moscow format was held in Moscow a month ago with the participation of a high-level delegation of the Afghan government. Lavrov also emphasized the need for regional cooperation with Afghanistan.