The Russian side will not contact with purely terrorist groups in Afghanistan. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, his words reported RIA Novosti.
At the same time, the Foreign Minister stressed that the leaders of the Radical Movement “Taliban” (prohibited in Russia), who seized control over the entire territory of Afghanistan, has a political office.
Lavrov also called the main mistake of Western countries during military campaigns in Afghanistan. In his opinion, the Afghan side was not worth imputing the Western standards of democracy.
Earlier, the Minister stated that the hurry departure of the US military contingent and NATO countries from Afghanistan provoked the situation of the situation in the country. Against the background of events in the Afghan territory, the Russian Foreign Minister recalled the importance of international cooperation in matters of peaceful solutions of military crises.
before that it was reported that the meeting of the Russian ambassador in Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov and a representative of the Taliban begun in Kabul. On the eve of the negotiations, the diplomat stated that he plans to discuss with militants the security issues of the Russian embassy in Kabul.