Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi held a phone conversation on the Afghanistan problems in the context of the upcoming G20 summit.
The Kremlin disclosed this on Wednesday, emphasising the need to launch an inter-Afghan dialogue.
“A special focus was made on Afghanistan’s post-conflict reconstruction, including in the context of the activities of G20, which Italy chairs this year.
“In this context, they discussed the problematic of the upcoming summit. They emphasised the importance of establishing an inter-Afghan dialogue taking into account the interests of all groups,’’ the Kremlin said in a statement.
Putin and Draghi reaffirmed commitment to cooperate on preventing risks associated with terrorism, extremism and drug crime, the statement read.
Putin briefed the Italian minister on the results of the recent summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, held in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe,” the Kremlin added.
Putin and Draghi also discussed efforts against the coronavirus pandemic.
