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PHOTO: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 15, 2018. REUTERS / Mohammad Ismail
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had agreed to a group of senior politicians to peace talks in Moscow, at which a delegation representing the Taliban would be present.
Russia in August proposed to hold multilateral peace talks in Moscow, and invited 12 countries and the Taliban to attend a summit the following month. But the meeting was postponed after Ghani rejected the invitation on the grounds that Taliban should be led by the Afghan government.
In a statement on Saturday, Russia 's foreign ministry said the talks were now confirmed to be held on Nov. 9.
"It will be the first time that a delegation from the Taliban's political office in Doha will attend such a high-level international meeting," the foreign ministry said.
India, Iran, Pakistan, China and the United States.
Reporting by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Alexander Smith
